diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 119aca5c68456..029531f3818c1 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ static int tick_broadcast_set_event(ktime_t expires, int force)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *bc = tick_broadcast_device.evtdev;
 
+	if (bc->mode != CLOCK_EVT_MODE_ONESHOT)
+		clockevents_set_mode(bc, CLOCK_EVT_MODE_ONESHOT);
+
 	return clockevents_program_event(bc, expires, force);
 }