diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index f954282d9a82..fd4a7b1625a2 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 	     (dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP))
 		return 0;
 
-	clockevents_exchange_device(NULL, dev);
+	clockevents_exchange_device(tick_broadcast_device.evtdev, dev);
 	tick_broadcast_device.evtdev = dev;
 	if (!cpumask_empty(tick_get_broadcast_mask()))
 		tick_broadcast_start_periodic(dev);