diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile
index 07616d346557..40898b1fd7da 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ hwmod-common				= omap_hwmod.o omap_hwmod_reset.o \
 clock-common				= clock.o
 secure-common				= omap-smc.o omap-secure.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER)	+= timer.o
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2) += $(omap-2-3-common) $(hwmod-common)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3) += $(omap-2-3-common) $(hwmod-common) $(secure-common)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP4) += $(hwmod-common) $(secure-common)
@@ -48,6 +46,10 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_OMAP5)			+= $(omap-4-5-common) $(smp-y) sleep44xx.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_AM43XX)		+= $(omap-4-5-common)
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_DRA7XX)		+= $(omap-4-5-common) $(smp-y) sleep44xx.o
 
+omap5-dra7-common			=  timer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_OMAP5)			+= $(omap5-dra7-common)
+obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_DRA7XX)		+= $(omap5-dra7-common)
+
 # Functions loaded to SRAM
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_OMAP2420)		+= sram242x.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_OMAP2430)		+= sram243x.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-generic.c
index cafeb822bab7..334923d7652d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-generic.c
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ void __init __maybe_unused omap_init_time_of(void)
 	timer_probe();
 }
 
+/* Used by am437x for ARM timer in non-SMP configurations */
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST)
+void tick_broadcast(const struct cpumask *mask)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_OMAP2420
 static const char *const omap242x_boards_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"ti,omap2420",
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index 2d4ea386fc38..c1737e737a94 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #define INCREMENTER_DENUMERATOR_RELOAD_OFFSET		0x14
 #define NUMERATOR_DENUMERATOR_MASK			0xfffff000
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
+
 static unsigned long arch_timer_freq;
 
 void set_cntfreq(void)
@@ -46,14 +48,6 @@ void set_cntfreq(void)
 	omap_smc1(OMAP5_DRA7_MON_SET_CNTFRQ_INDEX, arch_timer_freq);
 }
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST)
-void tick_broadcast(const struct cpumask *mask)
-{
-}
-#endif
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_OMAP5) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_DRA7XX)
-
 /*
  * The realtime counter also called master counter, is a free-running
  * counter, which is related to real time. It produces the count used
@@ -165,6 +159,14 @@ sysclk1_based:
 	iounmap(base);
 }
 
+#else
+
+static inline void realtime_counter_init(void)
+{
+}
+
+#endif	/* CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER */
+
 void __init omap5_realtime_timer_init(void)
 {
 	omap_clk_init();
@@ -172,4 +174,3 @@ void __init omap5_realtime_timer_init(void)
 
 	timer_probe();
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_SOC_OMAP5 || CONFIG_SOC_DRA7XX */