diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index 07dd692c4737..af90f95c2433 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ static int __init omap_dm_timer_init_one(struct omap_dm_timer *timer,
 
 		timer->io_base = of_iomap(np, 0);
 
+		timer->fclk = of_clk_get_by_name(np, "fck");
+
 		of_node_put(np);
 	} else {
 		if (omap_dm_timer_reserve_systimer(timer->id))
@@ -292,7 +294,8 @@ static int __init omap_dm_timer_init_one(struct omap_dm_timer *timer,
 	omap_hwmod_setup_one(oh_name);
 
 	/* After the dmtimer is using hwmod these clocks won't be needed */
-	timer->fclk = clk_get(NULL, omap_hwmod_get_main_clk(oh));
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(timer->fclk))
+		timer->fclk = clk_get(NULL, omap_hwmod_get_main_clk(oh));
 	if (IS_ERR(timer->fclk))
 		return PTR_ERR(timer->fclk);