diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 02355b275bab2..a283e524835df 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -2421,7 +2421,8 @@ static inline void __run_timers(struct timer_base *base)
 
 static void __run_timer_base(struct timer_base *base)
 {
-	if (time_before(jiffies, base->next_expiry))
+	/* Can race against a remote CPU updating next_expiry under the lock */
+	if (time_before(jiffies, READ_ONCE(base->next_expiry)))
 		return;
 
 	timer_base_lock_expiry(base);