diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/time.c b/arch/x86/xen/time.c
index c8897aad13cd..91f5b330dcc6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/time.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static unsigned long xen_tsc_khz(void)
 	struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *info =
 		&HYPERVISOR_shared_info->vcpu_info[0].time;
 
+	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 	return pvclock_tsc_khz(info);
 }