diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/msmcopper.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/msmcopper.dts
index a0ea117..c8d936b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/msmcopper.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/msmcopper.dts
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 	};
 
 	timer {
-		compatible = "qcom,msm-qtimer";
+		compatible = "qcom,msm-qtimer", "arm,armv7-timer";
 		interrupts = <1 2 0>;
+		clock-frequency = <19200000>;
 	};
 
 	serial@f991f000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h
index 827305d..2098288 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER
 int arch_timer_register(struct arch_timer *);
+int arch_timer_of_register(void);
 #else
 static inline int arch_timer_register(struct arch_timer *at)
 {
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
+
+static inline int arch_timer_of_register(void)
+{
+	return -ENXIO;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-dt.c
index 3fb6042..5d04786 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-dt.c
@@ -26,25 +26,7 @@
 
 static void __init msm_dt_timer_init(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *node;
-	struct arch_timer tmr;
-	int rc;
-
-	node = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "qcom,msm-qtimer");
-	if (!node) {
-		pr_err("no matching timer node found\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	tmr.res[0].start = 0;
-	tmr.res[1].start = 0;
-	rc = of_irq_to_resource(node, 0, tmr.res);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		pr_err("interrupt not specified in timer node\n");
-	else
-		arch_timer_register(&tmr);
-
-	of_node_put(node);
+	arch_timer_of_register();
 }
 
 static struct sys_timer msm_dt_timer = {