diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
index 4825a3d6eb40..0f16a2bfd6a9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
@@ -1374,13 +1374,14 @@ static void mce_init_timer(void)
 	struct timer_list *t = &__get_cpu_var(mce_timer);
 	int *n = &__get_cpu_var(mce_next_interval);
 
+	setup_timer(t, mcheck_timer, smp_processor_id());
+
 	if (mce_ignore_ce)
 		return;
 
 	*n = check_interval * HZ;
 	if (!*n)
 		return;
-	setup_timer(t, mcheck_timer, smp_processor_id());
 	t->expires = round_jiffies(jiffies + *n);
 	add_timer_on(t, smp_processor_id());
 }