diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 6f7bba9..8923215 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP
 extern void softlockup_tick(void);
 extern void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void);
+extern void touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync(void);
 extern void touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs(void);
 extern int proc_dosoftlockup_thresh(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				    void __user *buffer,
@@ -323,6 +324,9 @@
 static inline void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void)
 {
 }
+static inline void touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync(void)
+{
+}
 static inline void touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/kernel/kgdb.c b/kernel/kgdb.c
index 2eb517e..87f2cc5 100644
--- a/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@
 
 	/* Signal the primary CPU that we are done: */
 	atomic_set(&cpu_in_kgdb[cpu], 0);
-	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync();
 	clocksource_touch_watchdog();
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@
 	    (kgdb_info[cpu].task &&
 	     kgdb_info[cpu].task->pid != kgdb_sstep_pid) && --sstep_tries) {
 		atomic_set(&kgdb_active, -1);
-		touch_softlockup_watchdog();
+		touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync();
 		clocksource_touch_watchdog();
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
 
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@
 	}
 	/* Free kgdb_active */
 	atomic_set(&kgdb_active, -1);
-	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync();
 	clocksource_touch_watchdog();
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index d225790..0d4c789 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, softlockup_touch_ts); /* touch timestamp */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, softlockup_print_ts); /* print timestamp */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, softlockup_watchdog);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, softlock_touch_sync);
 
 static int __read_mostly did_panic;
 int __read_mostly softlockup_thresh = 60;
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_softlockup_watchdog);
 
+void touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync(void)
+{
+	__raw_get_cpu_var(softlock_touch_sync) = true;
+	__raw_get_cpu_var(softlockup_touch_ts) = 0;
+}
+
 void touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
@@ -118,6 +125,14 @@
 	}
 
 	if (touch_ts == 0) {
+		if (unlikely(per_cpu(softlock_touch_sync, this_cpu))) {
+			/*
+			 * If the time stamp was touched atomically
+			 * make sure the scheduler tick is up to date.
+			 */
+			per_cpu(softlock_touch_sync, this_cpu) = false;
+			sched_clock_tick();
+		}
 		__touch_softlockup_watchdog();
 		return;
 	}