diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/suspend.c b/arch/x86/xen/suspend.c
index c4df9dbd63b7..033e428581f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/suspend.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/suspend.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/clockchips.h>
+#include <linux/tick.h>
 
 #include <xen/interface/xen.h>
 #include <xen/grant_table.h>
@@ -81,17 +81,14 @@ void xen_arch_post_suspend(int cancelled)
 
 static void xen_vcpu_notify_restore(void *data)
 {
-	unsigned long reason = (unsigned long)data;
-
 	/* Boot processor notified via generic timekeeping_resume() */
-	if ( smp_processor_id() == 0)
+	if (smp_processor_id() == 0)
 		return;
 
-	clockevents_notify(reason, NULL);
+	tick_resume();
 }
 
 void xen_arch_resume(void)
 {
-	on_each_cpu(xen_vcpu_notify_restore,
-		    (void *)CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_RESUME, 1);
+	on_each_cpu(xen_vcpu_notify_restore, NULL, 1);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/clockchips.h b/include/linux/clockchips.h
index bc3af821350b..50ce9750754f 100644
--- a/include/linux/clockchips.h
+++ b/include/linux/clockchips.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ enum clock_event_nofitiers {
 	CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_FORCE,
 	CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_ENTER,
 	CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_EXIT,
-	CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_SUSPEND,
-	CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_RESUME,
 	CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_CPU_DYING,
 	CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_CPU_DEAD,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/tick.h b/include/linux/tick.h
index f9a2d2687a46..7e07e0e3d898 100644
--- a/include/linux/tick.h
+++ b/include/linux/tick.h
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ extern struct tick_device *tick_get_device(int cpu);
 extern void __init tick_init(void);
 extern void tick_freeze(void);
 extern void tick_unfreeze(void);
+/* Should be core only, but XEN resume magic abuses this interface */
+extern void tick_resume(void);
 #else /* CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
 static inline void tick_init(void) { }
 static inline void tick_freeze(void) { }
 static inline void tick_unfreeze(void) { }
+static inline void tick_resume(void) { }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TICK_ONESHOT
diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index b73002718536..7af614829da1 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -670,15 +670,6 @@ int clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg)
 		tick_handover_do_timer(arg);
 		break;
 
-	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_SUSPEND:
-		tick_suspend();
-		tick_suspend_broadcast();
-		break;
-
-	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_RESUME:
-		tick_resume();
-		break;
-
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_CPU_DEAD:
 		tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(arg);
 		tick_shutdown_broadcast(arg);
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index a5b877130ae9..1a60c2ae96a8 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -373,18 +373,39 @@ void tick_shutdown(unsigned int *cpup)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * tick_suspend - Suspend the tick and the broadcast device
+ *
+ * Called from syscore_suspend() via timekeeping_suspend with only one
+ * CPU online and interrupts disabled or from tick_unfreeze() under
+ * tick_freeze_lock.
+ *
+ * No locks required. Nothing can change the per cpu device.
+ */
 void tick_suspend(void)
 {
 	struct tick_device *td = this_cpu_ptr(&tick_cpu_device);
 
 	clockevents_shutdown(td->evtdev);
+	tick_suspend_broadcast();
 }
 
+/**
+ * tick_resume - Resume the tick and the broadcast device
+ *
+ * Called from syscore_resume() via timekeeping_resume with only one
+ * CPU online and interrupts disabled or from tick_unfreeze() under
+ * tick_freeze_lock.
+ *
+ * No locks required. Nothing can change the per cpu device.
+ */
 void tick_resume(void)
 {
-	struct tick_device *td = this_cpu_ptr(&tick_cpu_device);
-	int broadcast = tick_resume_broadcast();
+	struct tick_device *td;
+	int broadcast;
 
+	broadcast = tick_resume_broadcast();
+	td = this_cpu_ptr(&tick_cpu_device);
 	clockevents_tick_resume(td->evtdev);
 
 	if (!broadcast) {
@@ -416,7 +437,6 @@ void tick_freeze(void)
 		timekeeping_suspend();
 	} else {
 		tick_suspend();
-		tick_suspend_broadcast();
 	}
 
 	raw_spin_unlock(&tick_freeze_lock);
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index dd2c45d057b9..85a957195bf6 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ extern void tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern void tick_handover_do_timer(int *cpup);
 extern void tick_shutdown(unsigned int *cpup);
 extern void tick_suspend(void);
-extern void tick_resume(void);
 extern bool tick_check_replacement(struct clock_event_device *curdev,
 				   struct clock_event_device *newdev);
 extern void tick_install_replacement(struct clock_event_device *dev);
@@ -42,6 +41,8 @@ extern void clockevents_exchange_device(struct clock_event_device *old,
 extern void clockevents_handle_noop(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern int __clockevents_update_freq(struct clock_event_device *dev, u32 freq);
 extern ssize_t sysfs_get_uname(const char *buf, char *dst, size_t cnt);
+#else
+static inline void tick_suspend(void) { }
 #endif /* GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
 
 /* Oneshot related functions */
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index c3fcff06d30a..5b12292b343a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -1389,9 +1389,7 @@ void timekeeping_resume(void)
 
 	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
 
-	clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_RESUME, NULL);
-
-	/* Resume hrtimers */
+	tick_resume();
 	hrtimers_resume();
 }
 
@@ -1444,7 +1442,7 @@ int timekeeping_suspend(void)
 	write_seqcount_end(&tk_core.seq);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper_lock, flags);
 
-	clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_SUSPEND, NULL);
+	tick_suspend();
 	clocksource_suspend();
 	clockevents_suspend();