diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Kconfig
index 8d2f2da..e0a0281 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	depends on ARCH_OMAP1
 	bool "OMAP730 Based System"
 	select CPU_ARM926T
+	select OMAP_MPU_TIMER
 	select ARCH_OMAP_OTG
 
 config ARCH_OMAP850
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 	default y
 	bool "OMAP15xx Based System"
 	select CPU_ARM925T
+	select OMAP_MPU_TIMER
 
 config ARCH_OMAP16XX
 	depends on ARCH_OMAP1
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Makefile
index 6ee1950..ba6009f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Makefile
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 #
 
 # Common support
-obj-y := io.o id.o sram.o irq.o mux.o flash.o serial.o devices.o dma.o
+obj-y := io.o id.o sram.o time.o irq.o mux.o flash.o serial.o devices.o dma.o
 obj-y += clock.o clock_data.o opp_data.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP_MCBSP) += mcbsp.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP_MPU_TIMER)	+= time.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP_32K_TIMER)	+= timer32k.o
 
 # Power Management
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/time.c
index a39a15e..b03f34d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/time.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 
 #include <plat/common.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_MPU_TIMER
+
 #define OMAP_MPU_TIMER_BASE		OMAP_MPU_TIMER1_BASE
 #define OMAP_MPU_TIMER_OFFSET		0x100
 
@@ -236,12 +238,7 @@
 		printk(err, clocksource_mpu.name);
 }
 
-/*
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Timer initialization
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-static void __init omap_timer_init(void)
+static void __init omap_mpu_timer_init(void)
 {
 	struct clk	*ck_ref = clk_get(NULL, "ck_ref");
 	unsigned long	rate;
@@ -256,13 +253,38 @@
 
 	omap_init_mpu_timer(rate);
 	omap_init_clocksource(rate);
-	/*
-	 * XXX Since this file seems to deal mostly with the MPU timer,
-	 * this doesn't seem like the correct place for the sync timer
-	 * clocksource init.
-	 */
-	if (!cpu_is_omap7xx() && !cpu_is_omap15xx())
-		omap_init_clocksource_32k();
+}
+
+#else
+static inline void omap_mpu_timer_init(void)
+{
+	pr_err("Bogus timer, should not happen\n");
+}
+#endif	/* CONFIG_OMAP_MPU_TIMER */
+
+static inline int omap_32k_timer_usable(void)
+{
+	int res = false;
+
+	if (cpu_is_omap730() || cpu_is_omap15xx())
+		return res;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_32K_TIMER
+	res = omap_32k_timer_init();
+#endif
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+/*
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Timer initialization
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void __init omap_timer_init(void)
+{
+	if (!omap_32k_timer_usable())
+		omap_mpu_timer_init();
 }
 
 struct sys_timer omap_timer = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/timer32k.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/timer32k.c
index 20cfbcc..13d7b8f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/timer32k.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/timer32k.c
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/mach/irq.h>
 #include <asm/mach/time.h>
+#include <plat/common.h>
 #include <plat/dmtimer.h>
 
-struct sys_timer omap_timer;
-
 /*
  * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * 32KHz OS timer
@@ -181,14 +180,14 @@
  * Timer initialization
  * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-static void __init omap_timer_init(void)
+bool __init omap_32k_timer_init(void)
 {
+	omap_init_clocksource_32k();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_DM_TIMER
 	omap_dm_timer_init();
 #endif
 	omap_init_32k_timer();
-}
 
-struct sys_timer omap_timer = {
-	.init		= omap_timer_init,
-};
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/Kconfig b/arch/arm/plat-omap/Kconfig
index 18fe3cb..b6333ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/Kconfig
@@ -144,12 +144,9 @@
 config OMAP_IOMMU_IVA2
 	bool
 
-choice
-	prompt "System timer"
-	default OMAP_32K_TIMER if !ARCH_OMAP15XX
-
 config OMAP_MPU_TIMER
 	bool "Use mpu timer"
+	depends on ARCH_OMAP1
 	help
 	  Select this option if you want to use the OMAP mpu timer. This
 	  timer provides more intra-tick resolution than the 32KHz timer,
@@ -158,6 +155,7 @@
 config OMAP_32K_TIMER
 	bool "Use 32KHz timer"
 	depends on ARCH_OMAP16XX || ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
+	default y if (ARCH_OMAP16XX || ARCH_OMAP2PLUS)
 	help
 	  Select this option if you want to enable the OMAP 32KHz timer.
 	  This timer saves power compared to the OMAP_MPU_TIMER, and has
@@ -165,8 +163,6 @@
 	  intra-tick resolution than OMAP_MPU_TIMER. The 32KHz timer is
 	  currently only available for OMAP16XX, 24XX, 34XX and OMAP4.
 
-endchoice
-
 config OMAP3_L2_AUX_SECURE_SAVE_RESTORE
 	bool "OMAP3 HS/EMU save and restore for L2 AUX control register"
 	depends on ARCH_OMAP3 && PM
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/counter_32k.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/counter_32k.c
index 0367998..5d7b08b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/counter_32k.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/counter_32k.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 
 #define OMAP16XX_TIMER_32K_SYNCHRONIZED		0xfffbc410
 
-#if !(defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP730) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP15XX))
-
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
 
 /*
@@ -195,6 +193,3 @@
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
-#endif	/* !(defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP730) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP15XX)) */
-
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/common.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/common.h
index 84c707f..ef683e0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/common.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 extern void omap_map_common_io(void);
 extern struct sys_timer omap_timer;
+extern bool omap_32k_timer_init(void);
 extern int __init omap_init_clocksource_32k(void);
 
 extern void omap_reserve(void);