diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index bd7034542399..cb01cd8f919b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ static void tick_do_broadcast_on_off(void *why)
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_FORCE:
 		if (!cpu_isset(cpu, tick_broadcast_mask)) {
 			cpu_set(cpu, tick_broadcast_mask);
-			if (bc->mode == TICKDEV_MODE_PERIODIC)
+			if (tick_broadcast_device.mode ==
+			    TICKDEV_MODE_PERIODIC)
 				clockevents_shutdown(dev);
 		}
 		if (*reason == CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_FORCE)
@@ -245,7 +246,8 @@ static void tick_do_broadcast_on_off(void *why)
 		if (!tick_broadcast_force &&
 		    cpu_isset(cpu, tick_broadcast_mask)) {
 			cpu_clear(cpu, tick_broadcast_mask);
-			if (bc->mode == TICKDEV_MODE_PERIODIC)
+			if (tick_broadcast_device.mode ==
+			    TICKDEV_MODE_PERIODIC)
 				tick_setup_periodic(dev, 0);
 		}
 		break;