diff --git a/include/linux/alarmtimer.h b/include/linux/alarmtimer.h
index 96c5c249b086..f122c9fbf8c7 100644
--- a/include/linux/alarmtimer.h
+++ b/include/linux/alarmtimer.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ enum alarmtimer_restart {
  */
 struct alarm {
 	struct timerqueue_node	node;
+	struct hrtimer		timer;
 	enum alarmtimer_restart	(*function)(struct alarm *, ktime_t now);
 	enum alarmtimer_type	type;
 	int			state;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ struct alarm {
 
 void alarm_init(struct alarm *alarm, enum alarmtimer_type type,
 		enum alarmtimer_restart (*function)(struct alarm *, ktime_t));
-void alarm_start(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t start);
+int alarm_start(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t start);
 int alarm_try_to_cancel(struct alarm *alarm);
 int alarm_cancel(struct alarm *alarm);
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index 54e7145c5414..b1560ebe759f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 static struct alarm_base {
 	spinlock_t		lock;
 	struct timerqueue_head	timerqueue;
-	struct hrtimer		timer;
 	ktime_t			(*gettime)(void);
 	clockid_t		base_clockid;
 } alarm_bases[ALARM_NUMTYPE];
@@ -132,21 +131,17 @@ static inline void alarmtimer_rtc_timer_init(void) { }
  * @base: pointer to the base where the timer is being run
  * @alarm: pointer to alarm being enqueued.
  *
- * Adds alarm to a alarm_base timerqueue and if necessary sets
- * an hrtimer to run.
+ * Adds alarm to a alarm_base timerqueue
  *
  * Must hold base->lock when calling.
  */
 static void alarmtimer_enqueue(struct alarm_base *base, struct alarm *alarm)
 {
+	if (alarm->state & ALARMTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED)
+		timerqueue_del(&base->timerqueue, &alarm->node);
+
 	timerqueue_add(&base->timerqueue, &alarm->node);
 	alarm->state |= ALARMTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED;
-
-	if (&alarm->node == timerqueue_getnext(&base->timerqueue)) {
-		hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&base->timer);
-		hrtimer_start(&base->timer, alarm->node.expires,
-				HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
-	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -154,28 +149,17 @@ static void alarmtimer_enqueue(struct alarm_base *base, struct alarm *alarm)
  * @base: pointer to the base where the timer is running
  * @alarm: pointer to alarm being removed
  *
- * Removes alarm to a alarm_base timerqueue and if necessary sets
- * a new timer to run.
+ * Removes alarm to a alarm_base timerqueue
  *
  * Must hold base->lock when calling.
  */
 static void alarmtimer_remove(struct alarm_base *base, struct alarm *alarm)
 {
-	struct timerqueue_node *next = timerqueue_getnext(&base->timerqueue);
-
 	if (!(alarm->state & ALARMTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED))
 		return;
 
 	timerqueue_del(&base->timerqueue, &alarm->node);
 	alarm->state &= ~ALARMTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED;
-
-	if (next == &alarm->node) {
-		hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&base->timer);
-		next = timerqueue_getnext(&base->timerqueue);
-		if (!next)
-			return;
-		hrtimer_start(&base->timer, next->expires, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
-	}
 }
 
 
@@ -190,42 +174,23 @@ static void alarmtimer_remove(struct alarm_base *base, struct alarm *alarm)
  */
 static enum hrtimer_restart alarmtimer_fired(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
-	struct alarm_base *base = container_of(timer, struct alarm_base, timer);
-	struct timerqueue_node *next;
+	struct alarm *alarm = container_of(timer, struct alarm, timer);
+	struct alarm_base *base = &alarm_bases[alarm->type];
 	unsigned long flags;
-	ktime_t now;
 	int ret = HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 	int restart = ALARMTIMER_NORESTART;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&base->lock, flags);
-	now = base->gettime();
-	while ((next = timerqueue_getnext(&base->timerqueue))) {
-		struct alarm *alarm;
-		ktime_t expired = next->expires;
+	alarmtimer_remove(base, alarm);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
 
-		if (expired.tv64 > now.tv64)
-			break;
+	if (alarm->function)
+		restart = alarm->function(alarm, base->gettime());
 
-		alarm = container_of(next, struct alarm, node);
-
-		timerqueue_del(&base->timerqueue, &alarm->node);
-		alarm->state &= ~ALARMTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED;
-
-		alarm->state |= ALARMTIMER_STATE_CALLBACK;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
-		if (alarm->function)
-			restart = alarm->function(alarm, now);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&base->lock, flags);
-		alarm->state &= ~ALARMTIMER_STATE_CALLBACK;
-
-		if (restart != ALARMTIMER_NORESTART) {
-			timerqueue_add(&base->timerqueue, &alarm->node);
-			alarm->state |= ALARMTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (next) {
-		hrtimer_set_expires(&base->timer, next->expires);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&base->lock, flags);
+	if (restart != ALARMTIMER_NORESTART) {
+		hrtimer_set_expires(&alarm->timer, alarm->node.expires);
+		alarmtimer_enqueue(base, alarm);
 		ret = HRTIMER_RESTART;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
@@ -331,6 +296,9 @@ void alarm_init(struct alarm *alarm, enum alarmtimer_type type,
 		enum alarmtimer_restart (*function)(struct alarm *, ktime_t))
 {
 	timerqueue_init(&alarm->node);
+	hrtimer_init(&alarm->timer, alarm_bases[type].base_clockid,
+			HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
+	alarm->timer.function = alarmtimer_fired;
 	alarm->function = function;
 	alarm->type = type;
 	alarm->state = ALARMTIMER_STATE_INACTIVE;
@@ -341,17 +309,19 @@ void alarm_init(struct alarm *alarm, enum alarmtimer_type type,
  * @alarm: ptr to alarm to set
  * @start: time to run the alarm
  */
-void alarm_start(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t start)
+int alarm_start(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t start)
 {
 	struct alarm_base *base = &alarm_bases[alarm->type];
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&base->lock, flags);
-	if (alarmtimer_active(alarm))
-		alarmtimer_remove(base, alarm);
 	alarm->node.expires = start;
 	alarmtimer_enqueue(base, alarm);
+	ret = hrtimer_start(&alarm->timer, alarm->node.expires,
+				HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -365,18 +335,12 @@ int alarm_try_to_cancel(struct alarm *alarm)
 {
 	struct alarm_base *base = &alarm_bases[alarm->type];
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret = -1;
+	int ret;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&base->lock, flags);
-
-	if (alarmtimer_callback_running(alarm))
-		goto out;
-
-	if (alarmtimer_is_queued(alarm)) {
+	ret = hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&alarm->timer);
+	if (ret >= 0)
 		alarmtimer_remove(base, alarm);
-		ret = 1;
-	} else
-		ret = 0;
-out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -809,10 +773,6 @@ static int __init alarmtimer_init(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < ALARM_NUMTYPE; i++) {
 		timerqueue_init_head(&alarm_bases[i].timerqueue);
 		spin_lock_init(&alarm_bases[i].lock);
-		hrtimer_init(&alarm_bases[i].timer,
-				alarm_bases[i].base_clockid,
-				HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
-		alarm_bases[i].timer.function = alarmtimer_fired;
 	}
 
 	error = alarmtimer_rtc_interface_setup();