diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index e379ef0e9c20..dea4c9124ac8 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -590,7 +590,6 @@ static inline int hrtimer_enqueue_reprogram(struct hrtimer *timer,
 			list_add_tail(&timer->cb_entry,
 				      &base->cpu_base->cb_pending);
 			timer->state = HRTIMER_STATE_PENDING;
-			raise_softirq(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ);
 			return 1;
 		default:
 			BUG();
@@ -633,6 +632,11 @@ static int hrtimer_switch_to_hres(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static inline void hrtimer_raise_softirq(void)
+{
+	raise_softirq(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ);
+}
+
 #else
 
 static inline int hrtimer_hres_active(void) { return 0; }
@@ -651,6 +655,7 @@ static inline int hrtimer_reprogram(struct hrtimer *timer,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+static inline void hrtimer_raise_softirq(void) { }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS */
 
@@ -850,7 +855,7 @@ hrtimer_start(struct hrtimer *timer, ktime_t tim, const enum hrtimer_mode mode)
 {
 	struct hrtimer_clock_base *base, *new_base;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, raise;
 
 	base = lock_hrtimer_base(timer, &flags);
 
@@ -884,8 +889,18 @@ hrtimer_start(struct hrtimer *timer, ktime_t tim, const enum hrtimer_mode mode)
 	enqueue_hrtimer(timer, new_base,
 			new_base->cpu_base == &__get_cpu_var(hrtimer_bases));
 
+	/*
+	 * The timer may be expired and moved to the cb_pending
+	 * list. We can not raise the softirq with base lock held due
+	 * to a possible deadlock with runqueue lock.
+	 */
+	raise = timer->state == HRTIMER_STATE_PENDING;
+
 	unlock_hrtimer_base(timer, &flags);
 
+	if (raise)
+		hrtimer_raise_softirq();
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hrtimer_start);