struct cpuidle_state *state = &drv->states[index];
        unsigned long eax = flg2MWAIT(state->flags);
        unsigned int cstate;
-
-       cstate = (((eax) >> MWAIT_SUBSTATE_SIZE) & MWAIT_CSTATE_MASK) + 1;
+       bool uninitialized_var(tick);
 
        /*
         * NB: if CPUIDLE_FLAG_TLB_FLUSHED is set, this idle transition
         * useful with this knowledge.
         */
 
-       if (!(lapic_timer_reliable_states & (1 << (cstate))))
-               tick_broadcast_enter();
+       if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARAT)) {
+               cstate = (((eax) >> MWAIT_SUBSTATE_SIZE) &
+                               MWAIT_CSTATE_MASK) + 1;
+               tick = false;
+               if (!(lapic_timer_reliable_states & (1 << (cstate)))) {
+                       tick = true;
+                       tick_broadcast_enter();
+               }
+       }
 
        mwait_idle_with_hints(eax, ecx);
 
-       if (!(lapic_timer_reliable_states & (1 << (cstate))))
+       if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARAT) && tick)
                tick_broadcast_exit();
 
        return index;