diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index d55092ceee29..e3724fdac2da 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -569,6 +569,23 @@ hrtimer_force_reprogram(struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base, int skip_equal)
 
 	cpu_base->expires_next.tv64 = expires_next.tv64;
 
+	/*
+	 * If a hang was detected in the last timer interrupt then we
+	 * leave the hang delay active in the hardware. We want the
+	 * system to make progress. That also prevents the following
+	 * scenario:
+	 * T1 expires 50ms from now
+	 * T2 expires 5s from now
+	 *
+	 * T1 is removed, so this code is called and would reprogram
+	 * the hardware to 5s from now. Any hrtimer_start after that
+	 * will not reprogram the hardware due to hang_detected being
+	 * set. So we'd effectivly block all timers until the T2 event
+	 * fires.
+	 */
+	if (cpu_base->hang_detected)
+		return;
+
 	if (cpu_base->expires_next.tv64 != KTIME_MAX)
 		tick_program_event(cpu_base->expires_next, 1);
 }