diff --git a/plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_common.c b/plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_common.c
index cf1f3ba..616edc9 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_common.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_common.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  */
 #include <arch.h>
 #include <arch_helpers.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <mmio.h>
 #include <plat_arm.h>
@@ -40,7 +41,14 @@
 /* Weak definitions may be overridden in specific ARM standard platform */
 #pragma weak plat_get_ns_image_entrypoint
 #pragma weak plat_arm_get_mmap
+
+/* Conditionally provide a weak definition of plat_get_syscnt_freq2 to avoid
+ * conflicts with the definition in plat/common. */
+#if ERROR_DEPRECATED
+#pragma weak plat_get_syscnt_freq2
+#else
 #pragma weak plat_get_syscnt_freq
+#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Macro generating the code for the function setting up the pagetables as per
@@ -164,9 +172,16 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef ARM_SYS_CNTCTL_BASE
+
+#if ERROR_DEPRECATED
+unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
+{
+	unsigned int counter_base_frequency
+#else
 unsigned long long plat_get_syscnt_freq(void)
 {
 	unsigned long long counter_base_frequency;
+#endif /* ERROR_DEPRECATED */
 
 	/* Read the frequency from Frequency modes table */
 	counter_base_frequency = mmio_read_32(ARM_SYS_CNTCTL_BASE + CNTFID_OFF);
@@ -177,4 +192,5 @@
 
 	return counter_base_frequency;
 }
+
 #endif /* ARM_SYS_CNTCTL_BASE */
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/mt8173/aarch64/platform_common.c b/plat/mediatek/mt8173/aarch64/platform_common.c
index d83e147..365df1b 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/mt8173/aarch64/platform_common.c
+++ b/plat/mediatek/mt8173/aarch64/platform_common.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 /* Define EL3 variants of the function initialising the MMU */
 DEFINE_CONFIGURE_MMU_EL(3)
 
-unsigned long long plat_get_syscnt_freq(void)
+unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
 {
 	return SYS_COUNTER_FREQ_IN_TICKS;
 }
diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/include/tegra_private.h b/plat/nvidia/tegra/include/tegra_private.h
index fb47f48..cf75d9f 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/include/tegra_private.h
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/include/tegra_private.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
 /* Declarations for plat_setup.c */
 const mmap_region_t *plat_get_mmio_map(void);
-unsigned long long plat_get_syscnt_freq(void);
 
 /* Declarations for plat_secondary.c */
 void plat_secondary_setup(void);
diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t132/plat_setup.c b/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t132/plat_setup.c
index 5b10505..0d66413 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t132/plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t132/plat_setup.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	return tegra_mmap;
 }
 
-unsigned long long plat_get_syscnt_freq(void)
+unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
 {
 	return 12000000;
 }
diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t210/plat_setup.c b/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t210/plat_setup.c
index eecedb3..70a55c6 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t210/plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t210/plat_setup.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Handler to get the System Counter Frequency
  ******************************************************************************/
-unsigned long long plat_get_syscnt_freq(void)
+unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
 {
 	return 19200000;
 }
diff --git a/plat/rockchip/common/aarch64/platform_common.c b/plat/rockchip/common/aarch64/platform_common.c
index ba4d1a4..6e9dab7 100644
--- a/plat/rockchip/common/aarch64/platform_common.c
+++ b/plat/rockchip/common/aarch64/platform_common.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 /* Define EL3 variants of the function initialising the MMU */
 DEFINE_CONFIGURE_MMU_EL(3)
 
-unsigned long long plat_get_syscnt_freq(void)
+unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
 {
 	return SYS_COUNTER_FREQ_IN_TICKS;
 }
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c
index 6e5cee3..f89cdce 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@
 	mmio_write_32(IOU_SCNTRS_CONTROL, IOU_SCNTRS_CONTROL_EN);
 }
 
-unsigned long long plat_get_syscnt_freq(void)
+unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
 {
-	unsigned long long counter_base_frequency;
+	unsigned int counter_base_frequency;
 
 	/* FIXME: Read the frequency from Frequency modes table */
 	counter_base_frequency = zynqmp_get_system_timer_freq();