diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h
index d57e04de8e8c..0704e0cf5571 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h
@@ -87,11 +87,21 @@ static inline u64 arch_counter_get_cntvct(void)
 	return cval;
 }
 
-static inline void arch_counter_set_user_access(void)
+static inline u32 arch_timer_get_cntkctl(void)
 {
 	u32 cntkctl;
-
 	asm volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c14, c1, 0" : "=r" (cntkctl));
+	return cntkctl;
+}
+
+static inline void arch_timer_set_cntkctl(u32 cntkctl)
+{
+	asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c14, c1, 0" : : "r" (cntkctl));
+}
+
+static inline void arch_counter_set_user_access(void)
+{
+	u32 cntkctl = arch_timer_get_cntkctl();
 
 	/* Disable user access to both physical/virtual counters/timers */
 	/* Also disable virtual event stream */
@@ -100,9 +110,20 @@ static inline void arch_counter_set_user_access(void)
 			| ARCH_TIMER_VIRT_EVT_EN
 			| ARCH_TIMER_USR_VCT_ACCESS_EN
 			| ARCH_TIMER_USR_PCT_ACCESS_EN);
-
-	asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c14, c1, 0" : : "r" (cntkctl));
+	arch_timer_set_cntkctl(cntkctl);
 }
+
+static inline void arch_timer_evtstrm_enable(int divider)
+{
+	u32 cntkctl = arch_timer_get_cntkctl();
+	cntkctl &= ~ARCH_TIMER_EVT_TRIGGER_MASK;
+	/* Set the divider and enable virtual event stream */
+	cntkctl |= (divider << ARCH_TIMER_EVT_TRIGGER_SHIFT)
+			| ARCH_TIMER_VIRT_EVT_EN;
+	arch_timer_set_cntkctl(cntkctl);
+	elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_EVTSTRM;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h
index 6d34d080372a..7dcc10d67253 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@
 #define HWCAP_VFPD32	(1 << 19)	/* set if VFP has 32 regs (not 16) */
 #define HWCAP_IDIV	(HWCAP_IDIVA | HWCAP_IDIVT)
 #define HWCAP_LPAE	(1 << 20)
+#define HWCAP_EVTSTRM	(1 << 21)
 
 #endif /* _UAPI__ASMARM_HWCAP_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index 0e1e2b3afa45..5d65438685d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ static const char *hwcap_str[] = {
 	"idivt",
 	"vfpd32",
 	"lpae",
+	"evtstrm",
 	NULL
 };