Index: linux-3.12.33-rt47-i386/kernel/time/clocksource.c =================================================================== --- linux-3.12.33-rt47-i386.orig/kernel/time/clocksource.c +++ linux-3.12.33-rt47-i386/kernel/time/clocksource.c @@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ static void clocksource_watchdog(unsigne continue; /* Check the deviation from the watchdog clocksource. */ - if ((abs(cs_nsec - wd_nsec) > WATCHDOG_THRESHOLD)) { + if ((jiffies - watchdog_timer.expires < 4*WATCHDOG_INTERVAL) && + (abs(cs_nsec - wd_nsec) > WATCHDOG_THRESHOLD)) { clocksource_unstable(cs, cs_nsec - wd_nsec); continue; }