diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 1c90e710d537..cc6db3bce1b2 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static DECLARE_WORK(watchdog_work, clocksource_watchdog_work);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(watchdog_lock);
 static int watchdog_running;
 static atomic_t watchdog_reset_pending;
+static int64_t watchdog_max_interval;
 
 static inline void clocksource_watchdog_lock(unsigned long *flags)
 {
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ static void __clocksource_change_rating(struct clocksource *cs, int rating);
  * Interval: 0.5sec.
  */
 #define WATCHDOG_INTERVAL (HZ >> 1)
+#define WATCHDOG_INTERVAL_MAX_NS ((2 * WATCHDOG_INTERVAL) * (NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ))
 
 static void clocksource_watchdog_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -396,8 +398,8 @@ static inline void clocksource_reset_watchdog(void)
 static void clocksource_watchdog(struct timer_list *unused)
 {
 	u64 csnow, wdnow, cslast, wdlast, delta;
+	int64_t wd_nsec, cs_nsec, interval;
 	int next_cpu, reset_pending;
-	int64_t wd_nsec, cs_nsec;
 	struct clocksource *cs;
 	enum wd_read_status read_ret;
 	unsigned long extra_wait = 0;
@@ -467,6 +469,27 @@ static void clocksource_watchdog(struct timer_list *unused)
 		if (atomic_read(&watchdog_reset_pending))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * The processing of timer softirqs can get delayed (usually
+		 * on account of ksoftirqd not getting to run in a timely
+		 * manner), which causes the watchdog interval to stretch.
+		 * Skew detection may fail for longer watchdog intervals
+		 * on account of fixed margins being used.
+		 * Some clocksources, e.g. acpi_pm, cannot tolerate
+		 * watchdog intervals longer than a few seconds.
+		 */
+		interval = max(cs_nsec, wd_nsec);
+		if (unlikely(interval > WATCHDOG_INTERVAL_MAX_NS)) {
+			if (system_state > SYSTEM_SCHEDULING &&
+			    interval > 2 * watchdog_max_interval) {
+				watchdog_max_interval = interval;
+				pr_warn("Long readout interval, skipping watchdog check: cs_nsec: %lld wd_nsec: %lld\n",
+					cs_nsec, wd_nsec);
+			}
+			watchdog_timer.expires = jiffies;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		/* Check the deviation from the watchdog clocksource. */
 		md = cs->uncertainty_margin + watchdog->uncertainty_margin;
 		if (abs(cs_nsec - wd_nsec) > md) {