diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
index c4368ff73652..88140e4f2292 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern int unsynchronized_tsc(void);
 extern int check_tsc_unstable(void);
 extern void mark_tsc_async_resets(char *reason);
 extern unsigned long native_calibrate_cpu(void);
+extern unsigned long native_calibrate_cpu_early(void);
 extern unsigned long native_calibrate_tsc(void);
 extern unsigned long long native_sched_clock_from_tsc(u64 tsc);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 9277ae9b68b3..60586779b02c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -680,30 +680,17 @@ static unsigned long cpu_khz_from_cpuid(void)
 	return eax_base_mhz * 1000;
 }
 
-/**
- * native_calibrate_cpu - calibrate the cpu on boot
+/*
+ * calibrate cpu using pit, hpet, and ptimer methods. They are available
+ * later in boot after acpi is initialized.
  */
-unsigned long native_calibrate_cpu(void)
+static unsigned long pit_hpet_ptimer_calibrate_cpu(void)
 {
 	u64 tsc1, tsc2, delta, ref1, ref2;
 	unsigned long tsc_pit_min = ULONG_MAX, tsc_ref_min = ULONG_MAX;
-	unsigned long flags, latch, ms, fast_calibrate;
+	unsigned long flags, latch, ms;
 	int hpet = is_hpet_enabled(), i, loopmin;
 
-	fast_calibrate = cpu_khz_from_cpuid();
-	if (fast_calibrate)
-		return fast_calibrate;
-
-	fast_calibrate = cpu_khz_from_msr();
-	if (fast_calibrate)
-		return fast_calibrate;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	fast_calibrate = quick_pit_calibrate();
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-	if (fast_calibrate)
-		return fast_calibrate;
-
 	/*
 	 * Run 5 calibration loops to get the lowest frequency value
 	 * (the best estimate). We use two different calibration modes
@@ -846,6 +833,37 @@ unsigned long native_calibrate_cpu(void)
 	return tsc_pit_min;
 }
 
+/**
+ * native_calibrate_cpu_early - can calibrate the cpu early in boot
+ */
+unsigned long native_calibrate_cpu_early(void)
+{
+	unsigned long flags, fast_calibrate = cpu_khz_from_cpuid();
+
+	if (!fast_calibrate)
+		fast_calibrate = cpu_khz_from_msr();
+	if (!fast_calibrate) {
+		local_irq_save(flags);
+		fast_calibrate = quick_pit_calibrate();
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
+	}
+	return fast_calibrate;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * native_calibrate_cpu - calibrate the cpu
+ */
+unsigned long native_calibrate_cpu(void)
+{
+	unsigned long tsc_freq = native_calibrate_cpu_early();
+
+	if (!tsc_freq)
+		tsc_freq = pit_hpet_ptimer_calibrate_cpu();
+
+	return tsc_freq;
+}
+
 void recalibrate_cpu_khz(void)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP