diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/cadence_ttc_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/cadence_ttc_timer.c
index 63f176d..f05b9fd 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/cadence_ttc_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/cadence_ttc_timer.c
@@ -321,25 +321,12 @@
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case POST_RATE_CHANGE:
-	{
-		unsigned long flags;
-
-		/*
-		 * clockevents_update_freq should be called with IRQ disabled on
-		 * the CPU the timer provides events for. The timer we use is
-		 * common to both CPUs, not sure if we need to run on both
-		 * cores.
-		 */
-		local_irq_save(flags);
-		clockevents_update_freq(&ttcce->ce,
-				ndata->new_rate / PRESCALE);
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
-
 		/* update cached frequency */
 		ttc->freq = ndata->new_rate;
 
+		clockevents_update_freq(&ttcce->ce, ndata->new_rate / PRESCALE);
+
 		/* fall through */
-	}
 	case PRE_RATE_CHANGE:
 	case ABORT_RATE_CHANGE:
 	default: