diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index 72d0342..065a897 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -558,7 +558,8 @@
  */
 static int hrtimer_switch_to_hres(void)
 {
-	struct hrtimer_cpu_base *base = &__get_cpu_var(hrtimer_bases);
+	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	struct hrtimer_cpu_base *base = &per_cpu(hrtimer_bases, cpu);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (base->hres_active)
@@ -568,6 +569,8 @@
 
 	if (tick_init_highres()) {
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "Could not switch to high resolution "
+				    "mode on CPU %d\n", cpu);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	base->hres_active = 1;