diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 285c185b90aa..e1ce02931b38 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -941,7 +941,6 @@ void tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 void hotplug_cpu__broadcast_tick_pull(int deadcpu)
 {
-	struct tick_device *td = this_cpu_ptr(&tick_cpu_device);
 	struct clock_event_device *bc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -967,6 +966,8 @@ void hotplug_cpu__broadcast_tick_pull(int deadcpu)
 		 * device to avoid the starvation.
 		 */
 		if (tick_check_broadcast_expired()) {
+			struct tick_device *td = this_cpu_ptr(&tick_cpu_device);
+
 			cpumask_clear_cpu(smp_processor_id(), tick_broadcast_force_mask);
 			tick_program_event(td->evtdev->next_event, 1);
 		}