diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-sama5.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-sama5.c
index bf00d15d954d..075ec0576ada 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-sama5.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-sama5.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <linux/clk-provider.h>
 
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,13 @@
 #include "at91_aic.h"
 #include "generic.h"
 
+static void __init sama5_dt_timer_init(void)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_COMMON_CLK)
+	of_clk_init(NULL);
+#endif
+	at91sam926x_pit_init();
+}
 
 static const struct of_device_id irq_of_match[] __initconst = {
 
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ static const char *sama5_dt_board_compat[] __initdata = {
 
 DT_MACHINE_START(sama5_dt, "Atmel SAMA5 (Device Tree)")
 	/* Maintainer: Atmel */
-	.init_time	= at91sam926x_pit_init,
+	.init_time	= sama5_dt_timer_init,
 	.map_io		= at91_map_io,
 	.handle_irq	= at91_aic5_handle_irq,
 	.init_early	= at91_dt_initialize,