diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da830.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da830.c
index 350d7673aa4d..0b17e5a22e5e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da830.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da830.c
@@ -1224,5 +1224,5 @@ void __init da830_init(void)
 void __init da830_init_time(void)
 {
 	davinci_clk_init(da830_clks);
-	davinci_timer_init();
+	davinci_timer_init(&timerp64_0_clk);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da850.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da850.c
index 34117e614e08..1dbf01c4124b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da850.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da850.c
@@ -1396,5 +1396,5 @@ void __init da850_init(void)
 void __init da850_init_time(void)
 {
 	davinci_clk_init(da850_clks);
-	davinci_timer_init();
+	davinci_timer_init(&timerp64_0_clk);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
index f29480495c18..0da7516018ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ void __init dm355_init(void)
 void __init dm355_init_time(void)
 {
 	davinci_clk_init(dm355_clks);
-	davinci_timer_init();
+	davinci_timer_init(&timer0_clk);
 }
 
 int __init dm355_init_video(struct vpfe_config *vpfe_cfg,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
index 1e3df9df1e10..871372a59da8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ void __init dm365_init(void)
 void __init dm365_init_time(void)
 {
 	davinci_clk_init(dm365_clks);
-	davinci_timer_init();
+	davinci_timer_init(&timer0_clk);
 }
 
 static struct resource dm365_vpss_resources[] = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
index a2e8586c8a6d..708df0ed8554 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ void __init dm644x_init(void)
 void __init dm644x_init_time(void)
 {
 	davinci_clk_init(dm644x_clks);
-	davinci_timer_init();
+	davinci_timer_init(&timer0_clk);
 }
 
 int __init dm644x_init_video(struct vpfe_config *vpfe_cfg,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
index c32ca27ab343..280b753702f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ void __init dm646x_init_time(unsigned long ref_clk_rate,
 	ref_clk.rate = ref_clk_rate;
 	aux_clkin.rate = aux_clkin_rate;
 	davinci_clk_init(dm646x_clks);
-	davinci_timer_init();
+	davinci_timer_init(&timer0_clk);
 }
 
 static int __init dm646x_init_devices(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/common.h
index f0d5e858f158..5f45d0ac66a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/common.h
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_ARM_MACH_DAVINCI_COMMON_H
 #define __ARCH_ARM_MACH_DAVINCI_COMMON_H
 
+#include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 
-extern void davinci_timer_init(void);
+void davinci_timer_init(struct clk *clk);
 
 extern void davinci_irq_init(void);
 extern void __iomem *davinci_intc_base;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/time.c
index 1bb991ad9c1e..486896f309c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/time.c
@@ -334,10 +334,8 @@ static struct clock_event_device clockevent_davinci = {
 	.set_state_oneshot	= davinci_set_oneshot,
 };
 
-
-void __init davinci_timer_init(void)
+void __init davinci_timer_init(struct clk *timer_clk)
 {
-	struct clk *timer_clk;
 	struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info = &davinci_soc_info;
 	unsigned int clockevent_id;
 	unsigned int clocksource_id;
@@ -373,7 +371,6 @@ void __init davinci_timer_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	timer_clk = clk_get(NULL, "timer0");
 	BUG_ON(IS_ERR(timer_clk));
 	clk_prepare_enable(timer_clk);