diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
index 49a5c394f3ed..ab0176ae985b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <asm/time.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-__visible volatile unsigned long jiffies __cacheline_aligned = INITIAL_JIFFIES;
+__visible volatile unsigned long jiffies __cacheline_aligned_in_smp = INITIAL_JIFFIES;
 #endif
 
 unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs)