diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index 7279b94c01da..aa6ba44e75d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static inline void __clocksource_updatefreq_khz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 khz)
 }
 
 
-extern void timekeeping_notify(struct clocksource *clock);
+extern int timekeeping_notify(struct clocksource *clock);
 
 extern cycle_t clocksource_mmio_readl_up(struct clocksource *);
 extern cycle_t clocksource_mmio_readl_down(struct clocksource *);
diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index dda5c7130d93..1923a340bd91 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -611,10 +611,10 @@ static void clocksource_select(void)
 			best = cs;
 		break;
 	}
-	if (curr_clocksource != best) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Switching to clocksource %s\n", best->name);
+
+	if (curr_clocksource != best && !timekeeping_notify(best)) {
+		pr_info("Switched to clocksource %s\n", best->name);
 		curr_clocksource = best;
-		timekeeping_notify(curr_clocksource);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 98cd470bbe49..da6e10c7a378 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -648,14 +648,15 @@ static int change_clocksource(void *data)
  * This function is called from clocksource.c after a new, better clock
  * source has been registered. The caller holds the clocksource_mutex.
  */
-void timekeeping_notify(struct clocksource *clock)
+int timekeeping_notify(struct clocksource *clock)
 {
 	struct timekeeper *tk = &timekeeper;
 
 	if (tk->clock == clock)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	stop_machine(change_clocksource, clock, NULL);
 	tick_clock_notify();
+	return tk->clock == clock ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
 /**