diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/time.c b/arch/x86/xen/time.c
index ee365895b06bb..90bfa524b11cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/time.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void xen_setup_timer(int cpu)
 	irq = bind_virq_to_irqhandler(VIRQ_TIMER, cpu, xen_timer_interrupt,
 				      IRQF_DISABLED|IRQF_PERCPU|
 				      IRQF_NOBALANCING|IRQF_TIMER|
-				      IRQF_FORCE_RESUME,
+				      IRQF_FORCE_RESUME|IRQF_EARLY_RESUME,
 				      name, NULL);
 
 	memcpy(evt, xen_clockevent, sizeof(*evt));