diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 90542db1220d..f0636ec94903 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -358,10 +358,10 @@ config ARCH_CLPS711X
 	bool "Cirrus Logic CLPS711x/EP721x/EP731x-based"
 	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	select AUTO_ZRELADDR
-	select CLKSRC_MMIO
 	select COMMON_CLK
 	select CPU_ARM720T
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select CLPS711X_TIMER
 	select MFD_SYSCON
 	select SOC_BUS
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index a3cccf568a9f..f41eef2fafde 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@ config CLKSRC_DBX500_PRCMU
 	help
 	  Use the always on PRCMU Timer as clocksource
 
+config CLPS711X_TIMER
+	bool "Cirrus logic timer driver" if COMPILE_TEST
+	depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select CLKSRC_MMIO
+	help
+	  Enables support for the Cirrus Logic PS711 timer.
+
 config CLKSRC_DBX500_PRCMU_SCHED_CLOCK
 	bool "Clocksource PRCMU Timer sched_clock"
 	depends on (CLKSRC_DBX500_PRCMU && !CLKSRC_NOMADIK_MTU_SCHED_CLOCK)
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
index df99c9279b6f..25e599c4eeb7 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CLKSRC_DBX500_PRCMU)	+= clksrc-dbx500-prcmu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARMADA_370_XP_TIMER)	+= time-armada-370-xp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ORION_TIMER)	+= time-orion.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BCM2835_TIMER)	+= bcm2835_timer.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_CLPS711X)	+= clps711x-timer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CLPS711X_TIMER)	+= clps711x-timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ATLAS7)	+= timer-atlas7.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MOXART)	+= moxart_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXS)		+= mxs_timer.o