diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index d0803a69a200..e34ceb91f4c5 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static u64 suspend_start;
  * This delay could be due to SMIs, NMIs, or to VCPU preemptions.  Used as
  * a lower bound for cs->uncertainty_margin values when registering clocks.
  */
-#define WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW (50 * NSEC_PER_USEC)
+#define WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW (100 * NSEC_PER_USEC)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG
 static void clocksource_watchdog_work(struct work_struct *work);
@@ -200,17 +200,24 @@ void clocksource_mark_unstable(struct clocksource *cs)
 static ulong max_cswd_read_retries = 3;
 module_param(max_cswd_read_retries, ulong, 0644);
 
-static bool cs_watchdog_read(struct clocksource *cs, u64 *csnow, u64 *wdnow)
+enum wd_read_status {
+	WD_READ_SUCCESS,
+	WD_READ_UNSTABLE,
+	WD_READ_SKIP
+};
+
+static enum wd_read_status cs_watchdog_read(struct clocksource *cs, u64 *csnow, u64 *wdnow)
 {
 	unsigned int nretries;
-	u64 wd_end, wd_delta;
-	int64_t wd_delay;
+	u64 wd_end, wd_end2, wd_delta;
+	int64_t wd_delay, wd_seq_delay;
 
 	for (nretries = 0; nretries <= max_cswd_read_retries; nretries++) {
 		local_irq_disable();
 		*wdnow = watchdog->read(watchdog);
 		*csnow = cs->read(cs);
 		wd_end = watchdog->read(watchdog);
+		wd_end2 = watchdog->read(watchdog);
 		local_irq_enable();
 
 		wd_delta = clocksource_delta(wd_end, *wdnow, watchdog->mask);
@@ -221,13 +228,34 @@ static bool cs_watchdog_read(struct clocksource *cs, u64 *csnow, u64 *wdnow)
 				pr_warn("timekeeping watchdog on CPU%d: %s retried %d times before success\n",
 					smp_processor_id(), watchdog->name, nretries);
 			}
-			return true;
+			return WD_READ_SUCCESS;
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Now compute delay in consecutive watchdog read to see if
+		 * there is too much external interferences that cause
+		 * significant delay in reading both clocksource and watchdog.
+		 *
+		 * If consecutive WD read-back delay > WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW/2,
+		 * report system busy, reinit the watchdog and skip the current
+		 * watchdog test.
+		 */
+		wd_delta = clocksource_delta(wd_end2, wd_end, watchdog->mask);
+		wd_seq_delay = clocksource_cyc2ns(wd_delta, watchdog->mult, watchdog->shift);
+		if (wd_seq_delay > WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW/2)
+			goto skip_test;
 	}
 
 	pr_warn("timekeeping watchdog on CPU%d: %s read-back delay of %lldns, attempt %d, marking unstable\n",
 		smp_processor_id(), watchdog->name, wd_delay, nretries);
-	return false;
+	return WD_READ_UNSTABLE;
+
+skip_test:
+	pr_info("timekeeping watchdog on CPU%d: %s wd-wd read-back delay of %lldns\n",
+		smp_processor_id(), watchdog->name, wd_seq_delay);
+	pr_info("wd-%s-wd read-back delay of %lldns, clock-skew test skipped!\n",
+		cs->name, wd_delay);
+	return WD_READ_SKIP;
 }
 
 static u64 csnow_mid;
@@ -290,6 +318,7 @@ static void clocksource_watchdog(struct timer_list *unused)
 	int next_cpu, reset_pending;
 	int64_t wd_nsec, cs_nsec;
 	struct clocksource *cs;
+	enum wd_read_status read_ret;
 	u32 md;
 
 	spin_lock(&watchdog_lock);
@@ -307,9 +336,12 @@ static void clocksource_watchdog(struct timer_list *unused)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (!cs_watchdog_read(cs, &csnow, &wdnow)) {
-			/* Clock readout unreliable, so give it up. */
-			__clocksource_unstable(cs);
+		read_ret = cs_watchdog_read(cs, &csnow, &wdnow);
+
+		if (read_ret != WD_READ_SUCCESS) {
+			if (read_ret == WD_READ_UNSTABLE)
+				/* Clock readout unreliable, so give it up. */
+				__clocksource_unstable(cs);
 			continue;
 		}