diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index 201ab7267986..1a32e558eb11 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_MM_ZSWP_POOL_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_KVM_PPC_BOOK3S_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_ZCOMP_PREPARE,
-	CPUHP_TIMERS_DEAD,
+	CPUHP_TIMERS_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_MIPS_SOC_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_BP_PREPARE_DYN,
 	CPUHP_BP_PREPARE_DYN_END		= CPUHP_BP_PREPARE_DYN + 20,
diff --git a/include/linux/timer.h b/include/linux/timer.h
index 04af640ea95b..2448f9cc48a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -207,9 +207,11 @@ unsigned long round_jiffies_up(unsigned long j);
 unsigned long round_jiffies_up_relative(unsigned long j);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+int timers_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
 int timers_dead_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
 #else
-#define timers_dead_cpu NULL
+#define timers_prepare_cpu	NULL
+#define timers_dead_cpu		NULL
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 41376c3ac93b..97858477e586 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -1277,9 +1277,9 @@ static struct cpuhp_step cpuhp_bp_states[] = {
 	 * before blk_mq_queue_reinit_notify() from notify_dead(),
 	 * otherwise a RCU stall occurs.
 	 */
-	[CPUHP_TIMERS_DEAD] = {
+	[CPUHP_TIMERS_PREPARE] = {
 		.name			= "timers:dead",
-		.startup.single		= NULL,
+		.startup.single		= timers_prepare_cpu,
 		.teardown.single	= timers_dead_cpu,
 	},
 	/* Kicks the plugged cpu into life */
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 19a9c3da7698..6be576e02209 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1853,6 +1853,21 @@ static void migrate_timer_list(struct timer_base *new_base, struct hlist_head *h
 	}
 }
 
+int timers_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct timer_base *base;
+	int b;
+
+	for (b = 0; b < NR_BASES; b++) {
+		base = per_cpu_ptr(&timer_bases[b], cpu);
+		base->clk = jiffies;
+		base->next_expiry = base->clk + NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA;
+		base->is_idle = false;
+		base->must_forward_clk = true;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int timers_dead_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct timer_base *old_base;