diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index cc47812d3fe..14be27feda4 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct hrtimer_cpu_base, hrtimer_bases) =
 {
 
+	.lock = __RAW_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(hrtimer_bases.lock),
 	.clock_base =
 	{
 		{
@@ -1642,8 +1643,6 @@ static void __cpuinit init_hrtimers_cpu(int cpu)
 	struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base = &per_cpu(hrtimer_bases, cpu);
 	int i;
 
-	raw_spin_lock_init(&cpu_base->lock);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < HRTIMER_MAX_CLOCK_BASES; i++) {
 		cpu_base->clock_base[i].cpu_base = cpu_base;
 		timerqueue_init_head(&cpu_base->clock_base[i].active);