diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast-hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast-hrtimer.c
index 797eb93103ad..e28f9210f8a1 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast-hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast-hrtimer.c
@@ -56,25 +56,20 @@ static int bc_set_next(ktime_t expires, struct clock_event_device *bc)
 	 * hrtimer callback function is currently running, then
 	 * hrtimer_start() cannot move it and the timer stays on the CPU on
 	 * which it is assigned at the moment.
-	 *
-	 * As this can be called from idle code, the hrtimer_start()
-	 * invocation has to be wrapped with RCU_NONIDLE() as
-	 * hrtimer_start() can call into tracing.
 	 */
-	RCU_NONIDLE( {
-		hrtimer_start(&bctimer, expires, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_HARD);
-		/*
-		 * The core tick broadcast mode expects bc->bound_on to be set
-		 * correctly to prevent a CPU which has the broadcast hrtimer
-		 * armed from going deep idle.
-		 *
-		 * As tick_broadcast_lock is held, nothing can change the cpu
-		 * base which was just established in hrtimer_start() above. So
-		 * the below access is safe even without holding the hrtimer
-		 * base lock.
-		 */
-		bc->bound_on = bctimer.base->cpu_base->cpu;
-	} );
+	hrtimer_start(&bctimer, expires, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_HARD);
+	/*
+	 * The core tick broadcast mode expects bc->bound_on to be set
+	 * correctly to prevent a CPU which has the broadcast hrtimer
+	 * armed from going deep idle.
+	 *
+	 * As tick_broadcast_lock is held, nothing can change the cpu
+	 * base which was just established in hrtimer_start() above. So
+	 * the below access is safe even without holding the hrtimer
+	 * base lock.
+	 */
+	bc->bound_on = bctimer.base->cpu_base->cpu;
+
 	return 0;
 }