diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 1b3734eb525b..d556de8a35fb 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -935,13 +935,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_timer);
  */
 void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *timer, int cpu)
 {
-	struct tvec_base *base = per_cpu(tvec_bases, cpu);
+	struct tvec_base *new_base = per_cpu(tvec_bases, cpu);
+	struct tvec_base *base;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int leftmost;
 
 	BUG_ON(timer_pending(timer) || !timer->function);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&base->lock, flags);
-	timer_set_base(timer, base);
+
+	/*
+	 * If @timer was on a different CPU, it should be migrated with the
+	 * old base locked to prevent other operations proceeding with the
+	 * wrong base locked.  See lock_timer_base().
+	 */
+	base = lock_timer_base(timer, &flags);
+	if (base != new_base) {
+		timer_set_base(timer, NULL);
+		spin_unlock(&base->lock);
+		base = new_base;
+		spin_lock(&base->lock);
+		timer_set_base(timer, base);
+	}
 	debug_activate(timer, timer->expires);
 	leftmost = internal_add_timer(base, timer);