diff --git a/UefiCpuPkg/Library/BaseXApicX2ApicLib/BaseXApicX2ApicLib.c b/UefiCpuPkg/Library/BaseXApicX2ApicLib/BaseXApicX2ApicLib.c
index 2d17177df1..f26d9c9389 100644
--- a/UefiCpuPkg/Library/BaseXApicX2ApicLib/BaseXApicX2ApicLib.c
+++ b/UefiCpuPkg/Library/BaseXApicX2ApicLib/BaseXApicX2ApicLib.c
@@ -967,11 +967,6 @@ InitializeApicTimer (
   //
   InitializeLocalApicSoftwareEnable (TRUE);
 
-  //
-  // Program init-count register.
-  //
-  WriteLocalApicReg (XAPIC_TIMER_INIT_COUNT_OFFSET, InitCount);
-
   if (DivideValue != 0) {
     ASSERT (DivideValue <= 128);
     ASSERT (DivideValue == GetPowerOfTwo32 ((UINT32)DivideValue));
@@ -996,6 +991,11 @@ InitializeApicTimer (
   LvtTimer.Bits.Mask   = 0;
   LvtTimer.Bits.Vector = Vector;
   WriteLocalApicReg (XAPIC_LVT_TIMER_OFFSET, LvtTimer.Uint32);
+
+  //
+  // Program init-count register.
+  //
+  WriteLocalApicReg (XAPIC_TIMER_INIT_COUNT_OFFSET, InitCount);
 }
 
 /**