diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 24ff26a38adec..5fff00c70de0d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
@@ -56,11 +57,16 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	/*
 	 * c->x86_power is 8000_0007 edx. Bit 8 is TSC runs at constant rate
-	 * with P/T states and does not stop in deep C-states
+	 * with P/T states and does not stop in deep C-states.
+	 *
+	 * It is also reliable across cores and sockets. (but not across
+	 * cabinets - we turn it off in that case explicitly.)
 	 */
 	if (c->x86_power & (1 << 8)) {
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC);
+		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE);
+		sched_clock_stable = 1;
 	}
 
 }