diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
index bf36328..190c1b0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static __cpuinit void check_tsc_warp(void)
 	cycles_t start, now, prev, end;
 	int i;
 
+	wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_TSC, 0);
 	rdtsc_barrier();
 	start = get_cycles();
 	rdtsc_barrier();