diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 879fac99e34c..806da76db9a7 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -552,6 +552,11 @@ u64 get_cpu_iowait_time_us(int cpu, u64 *last_update_time)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_cpu_iowait_time_us);
 
+static inline bool local_timer_softirq_pending(void)
+{
+	return local_softirq_pending() & TIMER_SOFTIRQ;
+}
+
 static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 					 ktime_t now, int cpu)
 {
@@ -569,8 +574,18 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 		time_delta = timekeeping_max_deferment();
 	} while (read_seqretry(&jiffies_lock, seq));
 
-	if (rcu_needs_cpu(cpu, &rcu_delta_jiffies) ||
-	    arch_needs_cpu(cpu) || irq_work_needs_cpu()) {
+	/*
+	 * Keep the periodic tick, when RCU, architecture or irq_work
+	 * requests it.
+	 * Aside of that check whether the local timer softirq is
+	 * pending. If so its a bad idea to call get_next_timer_interrupt()
+	 * because there is an already expired timer, so it will request
+	 * immeditate expiry, which rearms the hardware timer with a
+	 * minimal delta which brings us back to this place
+	 * immediately. Lather, rinse and repeat...
+	 */
+	if (rcu_needs_cpu(cpu, &rcu_delta_jiffies) || arch_needs_cpu(cpu) ||
+	    irq_work_needs_cpu() || local_timer_softirq_pending()) {
 		next_jiffies = last_jiffies + 1;
 		delta_jiffies = 1;
 	} else {