diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
index 7428697c5b8d..db1f779a3766 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ extern int notsc_setup(char *);
 extern void tsc_save_sched_clock_state(void);
 extern void tsc_restore_sched_clock_state(void);
 
-/* MSR based TSC calibration for Intel Atom SoC platforms */
-unsigned long try_msr_calibrate_tsc(void);
+unsigned long cpu_khz_from_msr(void);
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_TSC_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 38ba6de56ede..35a3976c19cc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -674,10 +674,7 @@ unsigned long native_calibrate_tsc(void)
 	unsigned long flags, latch, ms, fast_calibrate;
 	int hpet = is_hpet_enabled(), i, loopmin;
 
-	/* Calibrate TSC using MSR for Intel Atom SoCs */
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	fast_calibrate = try_msr_calibrate_tsc();
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	fast_calibrate = cpu_khz_from_msr();
 	if (fast_calibrate)
 		return fast_calibrate;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c
index 65b3d8cb8325..0fe720d64fef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int match_cpu(u8 family, u8 model)
  * Set global "lapic_timer_frequency" to bus_clock_cycles/jiffy
  * Return processor base frequency in KHz, or 0 on failure.
  */
-unsigned long try_msr_calibrate_tsc(void)
+unsigned long cpu_khz_from_msr(void)
 {
 	u32 lo, hi, ratio, freq_id, freq;
 	unsigned long res;