diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index e2b66d1c8ca5..bd7034542399 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -575,4 +575,12 @@ void tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(unsigned int *cpup)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_broadcast_lock, flags);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check, whether the broadcast device is in one shot mode
+ */
+int tick_broadcast_oneshot_active(void)
+{
+	return tick_broadcast_device.mode == TICKDEV_MODE_ONESHOT;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index b523d095decf..df12434b43ca 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ void tick_setup_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev, int broadcast)
 	if (!tick_device_is_functional(dev))
 		return;
 
-	if (dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC) {
+	if ((dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC) &&
+	    !tick_broadcast_oneshot_active()) {
 		clockevents_set_mode(dev, CLOCK_EVT_MODE_PERIODIC);
 	} else {
 		unsigned long seq;
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index e18014fadf95..55c3f4be6077 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern void tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason);
 extern void tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot(void);
 extern void tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(unsigned int *cpup);
 extern int tick_resume_broadcast_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc);
+extern int tick_broadcast_oneshot_active(void);
 # else /* BROADCAST */
 static inline void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ static inline void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 static inline void tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason) { }
 static inline void tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot(void) { }
 static inline void tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(unsigned int *cpup) { }
+static inline int tick_broadcast_oneshot_active(void) { return 0; }
 # endif /* !BROADCAST */
 
 #else /* !ONESHOT */