diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-dt-tegra20.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-dt-tegra20.c
index 57e235f4ac74..aa5325cd1c42 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-dt-tegra20.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-dt-tegra20.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(TEGRA_DT, "nVidia Tegra20 (Flattened Device Tree)")
 	.init_early	= tegra20_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= tegra_dt_init_irq,
 	.handle_irq	= gic_handle_irq,
-	.timer		= &tegra_timer,
+	.timer		= &tegra_sys_timer,
 	.init_machine	= tegra_dt_init,
 	.init_late	= tegra_dt_init_late,
 	.restart	= tegra_assert_system_reset,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-dt-tegra30.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-dt-tegra30.c
index e4a676d4ddf7..5e92a81f9a2e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-dt-tegra30.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-dt-tegra30.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(TEGRA30_DT, "NVIDIA Tegra30 (Flattened Device Tree)")
 	.init_early	= tegra30_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= tegra_dt_init_irq,
 	.handle_irq	= gic_handle_irq,
-	.timer		= &tegra_timer,
+	.timer		= &tegra_sys_timer,
 	.init_machine	= tegra30_dt_init,
 	.init_late	= tegra_init_late,
 	.restart	= tegra_assert_system_reset,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board.h b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board.h
index f88e5143c767..91fbe733a21e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board.h
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ static inline int harmony_pcie_init(void) { return 0; }
 
 void __init tegra_paz00_wifikill_init(void);
 
-extern struct sys_timer tegra_timer;
+extern struct sys_timer tegra_sys_timer;
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/timer.c
index eccdce983043..d3b8c8e7368f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/timer.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static void __init tegra_init_timer(void)
 	register_persistent_clock(NULL, tegra_read_persistent_clock);
 }
 
-struct sys_timer tegra_timer = {
+struct sys_timer tegra_sys_timer = {
 	.init = tegra_init_timer,
 };