diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index 713f1b3bad52..0331cb389d68 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ void kvm_disable_steal_time(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static void __init kvm_smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
 {
-	WARN_ON(kvm_register_clock("primary cpu clock"));
 	kvm_guest_cpu_init();
 	native_smp_prepare_boot_cpu();
 	kvm_spinlock_init();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c
index e6041094ff26..d9156ceecdff 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void __init kvmclock_init(void)
 	hv_clock = __va(mem);
 	memset(hv_clock, 0, size);
 
-	if (kvm_register_clock("boot clock")) {
+	if (kvm_register_clock("primary cpu clock")) {
 		hv_clock = NULL;
 		memblock_free(mem, size);
 		return;