diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 0cb79f0fec4f..c012a9e90128 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -614,9 +614,16 @@ extern void raise_softirq(unsigned int nr);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, timersd);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, pending_timer_softirq);
+
 extern void raise_timer_softirq(void);
 extern void raise_hrtimer_softirq(void);
 
+static inline unsigned int local_pending_timers(void)
+{
+        return __this_cpu_read(pending_timer_softirq);
+}
+
 #else
 static inline void raise_timer_softirq(void)
 {
@@ -627,6 +634,11 @@ static inline void raise_hrtimer_softirq(void)
 {
 	raise_softirq_irqoff(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ);
 }
+
+static inline unsigned int local_pending_timers(void)
+{
+        return local_softirq_pending();
+}
 #endif
 
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, ksoftirqd);
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index a9b6f8a65d27..bc5b81b009cd 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -632,12 +632,7 @@ static inline void tick_irq_exit(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, timersd);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, pending_timer_softirq);
-
-static unsigned int local_pending_timers(void)
-{
-        return __this_cpu_read(pending_timer_softirq);
-}
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, pending_timer_softirq);
 
 static void wake_timersd(void)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 01fb50c1b17e..910c04d7fa0d 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static void tick_nohz_restart(struct tick_sched *ts, ktime_t now)
 
 static inline bool local_timer_softirq_pending(void)
 {
-	return local_softirq_pending() & BIT(TIMER_SOFTIRQ);
+	return local_pending_timers() & BIT(TIMER_SOFTIRQ);
 }
 
 static ktime_t tick_nohz_next_event(struct tick_sched *ts, int cpu)