diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 4eddbb5..efd38666 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -816,6 +816,14 @@
 
 static int sched_skew_tick;
 
+static int __init skew_tick(char *str)
+{
+	get_option(&str, &sched_skew_tick);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("skew_tick", skew_tick);
+
 /**
  * tick_setup_sched_timer - setup the tick emulation timer
  */
@@ -920,11 +928,3 @@
 	tick_nohz_switch_to_nohz();
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static int __init skew_tick(char *str)
-{
-	get_option(&str, &sched_skew_tick);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-early_param("skew_tick", skew_tick);