diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index e947d968c5b5..6558b7ac112d 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static void tick_nohz_switch_to_nohz(void)
 	struct tick_sched *ts = &__get_cpu_var(tick_cpu_sched);
 	ktime_t next;
 
-	if (!tick_nohz_active)
+	if (!tick_nohz_enabled)
 		return;
 
 	local_irq_disable();