diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/common.h
index e1237ab25862416f52de15a7812485d97f6a5f6c..9bdc953888711916a00943478da77f057026b35e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/common.h
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@
 #ifndef __MACH_MXS_COMMON_H__
 #define __MACH_MXS_COMMON_H__
 
-struct clk;
-
 extern const u32 *mxs_get_ocotp(void);
 extern int mxs_reset_block(void __iomem *);
-extern void mxs_timer_init(struct clk *, int);
+extern void mxs_timer_init(int);
 extern void mxs_restart(char, const char *);
 extern int mxs_saif_clkmux_select(unsigned int clkmux);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/timer.c
index 575e8fd6bc793277c950adcbc3ab2d19a01ea148..02d36de9c4e8c394a2b498fff4fbe877dea2a205 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/timer.c
@@ -244,14 +244,14 @@ static int __init mxs_clocksource_init(struct clk *timer_clk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void __init mxs_timer_init(struct clk *timer_clk, int irq)
+void __init mxs_timer_init(int irq)
 {
-	if (!timer_clk) {
-		timer_clk = clk_get_sys("timrot", NULL);
-		if (IS_ERR(timer_clk)) {
-			pr_err("%s: failed to get clk\n", __func__);
-			return;
-		}
+	struct clk *timer_clk;
+
+	timer_clk = clk_get_sys("timrot", NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(timer_clk)) {
+		pr_err("%s: failed to get clk\n", __func__);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	clk_prepare_enable(timer_clk);
diff --git a/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-imx23.c b/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-imx23.c
index 2ec76ff46971a887c23c1b5ca10e487e0bc460a5..dcae11285716074233ab983979b9a6b47da57adc 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-imx23.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-imx23.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int __init mx23_clocks_init(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(clks_init_on); i++)
 		clk_prepare_enable(clks[clks_init_on[i]]);
 
-	mxs_timer_init(NULL, MX23_INT_TIMER0);
+	mxs_timer_init(MX23_INT_TIMER0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-imx28.c b/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-imx28.c
index 4bfd1f4a8736212159f98c83d6692f3f0d06c435..b2a3257d4f66d7bf566ba510f74debe7c7831c48 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-imx28.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-imx28.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ int __init mx28_clocks_init(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(clks_init_on); i++)
 		clk_prepare_enable(clks[clks_init_on[i]]);
 
-	mxs_timer_init(NULL, MX28_INT_TIMER0);
+	mxs_timer_init(MX28_INT_TIMER0);
 
 	return 0;
 }