diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 7a57b5418f6d..a33fa4442d14 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -988,8 +988,7 @@ void setup_secondary_APIC_clock(void)
  */
 static void local_apic_timer_interrupt(void)
 {
-	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	struct clock_event_device *evt = &per_cpu(lapic_events, cpu);
+	struct clock_event_device *evt = this_cpu_ptr(&lapic_events);
 
 	/*
 	 * Normally we should not be here till LAPIC has been initialized but
@@ -1003,7 +1002,8 @@ static void local_apic_timer_interrupt(void)
 	 * spurious.
 	 */
 	if (!evt->event_handler) {
-		pr_warning("Spurious LAPIC timer interrupt on cpu %d\n", cpu);
+		pr_warning("Spurious LAPIC timer interrupt on cpu %d\n",
+			   smp_processor_id());
 		/* Switch it off */
 		lapic_timer_shutdown(evt);
 		return;