diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index 7651904c6db5..35e78ddb2b37 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_AP_ARM64_ISNDEP_STARTING,
 	CPUHP_AP_SMPCFD_DYING,
 	CPUHP_AP_HRTIMERS_DYING,
+	CPUHP_AP_TICK_DYING,
 	CPUHP_AP_X86_TBOOT_DYING,
 	CPUHP_AP_ARM_CACHE_B15_RAC_DYING,
 	CPUHP_AP_ONLINE,
diff --git a/include/linux/tick.h b/include/linux/tick.h
index 716d17f31c45..afff4c207bd8 100644
--- a/include/linux/tick.h
+++ b/include/linux/tick.h
@@ -19,16 +19,20 @@ extern void __init tick_init(void);
 extern void tick_suspend_local(void);
 /* Should be core only, but XEN resume magic and ARM BL switcher require it */
 extern void tick_resume_local(void);
-extern void tick_handover_do_timer(void);
 extern void tick_cleanup_dead_cpu(int cpu);
 #else /* CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
 static inline void tick_init(void) { }
 static inline void tick_suspend_local(void) { }
 static inline void tick_resume_local(void) { }
-static inline void tick_handover_do_timer(void) { }
 static inline void tick_cleanup_dead_cpu(int cpu) { }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
+extern int tick_cpu_dying(unsigned int cpu);
+#else
+#define tick_cpu_dying	NULL
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_SUSPEND)
 extern void tick_freeze(void);
 extern void tick_unfreeze(void);
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index e6ec3ba4950b..263508073da8 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -1324,8 +1324,6 @@ static int take_cpu_down(void *_param)
 	 */
 	cpuhp_invoke_callback_range_nofail(false, cpu, st, target);
 
-	/* Give up timekeeping duties */
-	tick_handover_do_timer();
 	/* Remove CPU from timer broadcasting */
 	tick_offline_cpu(cpu);
 	/* Park the stopper thread */
@@ -2205,7 +2203,11 @@ static struct cpuhp_step cpuhp_hp_states[] = {
 		.startup.single		= NULL,
 		.teardown.single	= hrtimers_cpu_dying,
 	},
-
+	[CPUHP_AP_TICK_DYING] = {
+		.name			= "tick:dying",
+		.startup.single		= NULL,
+		.teardown.single	= tick_cpu_dying,
+	},
 	/* Entry state on starting. Interrupts enabled from here on. Transient
 	 * state for synchronsization */
 	[CPUHP_AP_ONLINE] = {
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index 0084e1ae2583..a89ef450fda7 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -397,15 +397,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tick_broadcast_oneshot_control);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 /*
- * Transfer the do_timer job away from a dying cpu.
- *
- * Called with interrupts disabled. No locking required. If
- * tick_do_timer_cpu is owned by this cpu, nothing can change it.
+ * Stop the tick and transfer the timekeeping job away from a dying cpu.
  */
-void tick_handover_do_timer(void)
+int tick_cpu_dying(unsigned int dying_cpu)
 {
-	if (tick_do_timer_cpu == smp_processor_id())
+	/*
+	 * If the current CPU is the timekeeper, it's the only one that
+	 * can safely hand over its duty. Also all online CPUs are in
+	 * stop machine, guaranteed not to be idle, therefore it's safe
+	 * to pick any online successor.
+	 */
+	if (tick_do_timer_cpu == dying_cpu)
 		tick_do_timer_cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*