diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
index 7c9ab59653e8bc5e229ba9e96734d20d4db50db5..51ef31a89be92848ab65e7b148e6c6bdb0f192ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
@@ -313,14 +313,16 @@ static void apbt_setup_irq(struct apbt_dev *adev)
 	if (adev->irq == 0)
 		return;
 
+	irq_modify_status(adev->irq, 0, IRQ_MOVE_PCNTXT);
+	irq_set_affinity(adev->irq, cpumask_of(adev->cpu));
+	/* APB timer irqs are set up as mp_irqs, timer is edge type */
+	__set_irq_handler(adev->irq, handle_edge_irq, 0, "edge");
+
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING) {
-		irq_modify_status(adev->irq, 0, IRQ_MOVE_PCNTXT);
-		irq_set_affinity(adev->irq, cpumask_of(adev->cpu));
-		/* APB timer irqs are set up as mp_irqs, timer is edge type */
-		__set_irq_handler(adev->irq, handle_edge_irq, 0, "edge");
 		if (request_irq(adev->irq, apbt_interrupt_handler,
-				IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_NOBALANCING,
-				adev->name, adev)) {
+					IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_DISABLED |
+					IRQF_NOBALANCING,
+					adev->name, adev)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "Failed request IRQ for APBT%d\n",
 			       adev->num);
 		}