diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 5d6675013864..c99c31e8a821 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ static int intel_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 	if (!(lapic_timer_reliable_states & (1 << (cstate))))
 		clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_ENTER, &cpu);
 
-	stop_critical_timings();
 	if (!need_resched()) {
 
 		__monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
@@ -348,8 +347,6 @@ static int intel_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 			__mwait(eax, ecx);
 	}
 
-	start_critical_timings();
-
 	if (!(lapic_timer_reliable_states & (1 << (cstate))))
 		clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_EXIT, &cpu);