diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 5a69a49acc963..0f7624ed1d1d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tsc_khz);
 static int __read_mostly tsc_unstable;
 static unsigned int __initdata tsc_early_khz;
 
-static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(__use_tsc);
+static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE_RO(__use_tsc);
 
 int tsc_clocksource_reliable;