diff --git a/include/trace/events/timer.h b/include/trace/events/timer.h
index 8f6240854e28..295517f109d7 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/timer.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/timer.h
@@ -89,24 +89,27 @@ TRACE_EVENT(timer_start,
  */
 TRACE_EVENT(timer_expire_entry,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct timer_list *timer),
+	TP_PROTO(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long baseclk),
 
-	TP_ARGS(timer),
+	TP_ARGS(timer, baseclk),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field( void *,	timer	)
 		__field( unsigned long,	now	)
 		__field( void *,	function)
+		__field( unsigned long,	baseclk	)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->timer		= timer;
 		__entry->now		= jiffies;
 		__entry->function	= timer->function;
+		__entry->baseclk	= baseclk;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("timer=%p function=%ps now=%lu",
-		  __entry->timer, __entry->function, __entry->now)
+	TP_printk("timer=%p function=%ps now=%lu baseclk=%lu",
+		  __entry->timer, __entry->function, __entry->now,
+		  __entry->baseclk)
 );
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index a6e88d9bb931..140662c2b41e 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,9 @@ int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_timer_sync);
 #endif
 
-static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer, void (*fn)(struct timer_list *))
+static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer,
+			  void (*fn)(struct timer_list *),
+			  unsigned long baseclk)
 {
 	int count = preempt_count();
 
@@ -1334,7 +1336,7 @@ static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer, void (*fn)(struct timer_list
 	 */
 	lock_map_acquire(&lockdep_map);
 
-	trace_timer_expire_entry(timer);
+	trace_timer_expire_entry(timer, baseclk);
 	fn(timer);
 	trace_timer_expire_exit(timer);
 
@@ -1355,6 +1357,13 @@ static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer, void (*fn)(struct timer_list
 
 static void expire_timers(struct timer_base *base, struct hlist_head *head)
 {
+	/*
+	 * This value is required only for tracing. base->clk was
+	 * incremented directly before expire_timers was called. But expiry
+	 * is related to the old base->clk value.
+	 */
+	unsigned long baseclk = base->clk - 1;
+
 	while (!hlist_empty(head)) {
 		struct timer_list *timer;
 		void (*fn)(struct timer_list *);
@@ -1368,11 +1377,11 @@ static void expire_timers(struct timer_base *base, struct hlist_head *head)
 
 		if (timer->flags & TIMER_IRQSAFE) {
 			raw_spin_unlock(&base->lock);
-			call_timer_fn(timer, fn);
+			call_timer_fn(timer, fn, baseclk);
 			raw_spin_lock(&base->lock);
 		} else {
 			raw_spin_unlock_irq(&base->lock);
-			call_timer_fn(timer, fn);
+			call_timer_fn(timer, fn, baseclk);
 			raw_spin_lock_irq(&base->lock);
 		}
 	}