diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6cfa6e3996cf..95f0d104c232 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6369,6 +6369,10 @@
 			in situations with strict latency requirements (where
 			interruptions from clocksource watchdog are not
 			acceptable).
+			[x86] recalibrate: force recalibration against a HW timer
+			(HPET or PM timer) on systems whose TSC frequency was
+			obtained from HW or FW using either an MSR or CPUID(0x15).
+			Warn if the difference is more than 500 ppm.
 
 	tsc_early_khz=  [X86] Skip early TSC calibration and use the given
 			value instead. Useful when the early TSC frequency discovery
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index a78e73da4a74..92bbc4a6b3fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(__use_tsc);
 
 int tsc_clocksource_reliable;
 
+static int __read_mostly tsc_force_recalibrate;
+
 static u32 art_to_tsc_numerator;
 static u32 art_to_tsc_denominator;
 static u64 art_to_tsc_offset;
@@ -303,6 +305,8 @@ static int __init tsc_setup(char *str)
 		mark_tsc_unstable("boot parameter");
 	if (!strcmp(str, "nowatchdog"))
 		no_tsc_watchdog = 1;
+	if (!strcmp(str, "recalibrate"))
+		tsc_force_recalibrate = 1;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1374,6 +1378,25 @@ restart:
 	else
 		freq = calc_pmtimer_ref(delta, ref_start, ref_stop);
 
+	/* Will hit this only if tsc_force_recalibrate has been set */
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ)) {
+
+		/* Warn if the deviation exceeds 500 ppm */
+		if (abs(tsc_khz - freq) > (tsc_khz >> 11)) {
+			pr_warn("Warning: TSC freq calibrated by CPUID/MSR differs from what is calibrated by HW timer, please check with vendor!!\n");
+			pr_info("Previous calibrated TSC freq:\t %lu.%03lu MHz\n",
+				(unsigned long)tsc_khz / 1000,
+				(unsigned long)tsc_khz % 1000);
+		}
+
+		pr_info("TSC freq recalibrated by [%s]:\t %lu.%03lu MHz\n",
+			hpet ? "HPET" : "PM_TIMER",
+			(unsigned long)freq / 1000,
+			(unsigned long)freq % 1000);
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Make sure we're within 1% */
 	if (abs(tsc_khz - freq) > tsc_khz/100)
 		goto out;
@@ -1407,8 +1430,10 @@ static int __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC) || !tsc_khz)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (tsc_unstable)
-		goto unreg;
+	if (tsc_unstable) {
+		clocksource_unregister(&clocksource_tsc_early);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC_S3))
 		clocksource_tsc.flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_SUSPEND_NONSTOP;
@@ -1421,9 +1446,10 @@ static int __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
 		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ART))
 			art_related_clocksource = &clocksource_tsc;
 		clocksource_register_khz(&clocksource_tsc, tsc_khz);
-unreg:
 		clocksource_unregister(&clocksource_tsc_early);
-		return 0;
+
+		if (!tsc_force_recalibrate)
+			return 0;
 	}
 
 	schedule_delayed_work(&tsc_irqwork, 0);