diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 46af71676738..9bed5cae4bdc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ static struct notifier_block time_cpufreq_notifier_block = {
 
 static int __init cpufreq_tsc(void)
 {
+	if (!cpu_has_tsc)
+		return 0;
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC))
+		return 0;
 	cpufreq_register_notifier(&time_cpufreq_notifier_block,
 				CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
 	return 0;