diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
index cc1e08127fb4828af64691019d7297380d606d05..01917b4c65cae9c1b2233bf3217208b05564a966 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ extern const struct arch_timer_erratum_workaround *timer_unstable_counter_workar
 #define arch_timer_reg_read_stable(reg) 		\
 ({							\
 	u64 _val;					\
-	if (needs_unstable_timer_counter_workaround())		\
-		_val = timer_unstable_counter_workaround->read_##reg();\
+	if (needs_unstable_timer_counter_workaround() &&		\
+	    timer_unstable_counter_workaround->read_##reg)		\
+		_val = timer_unstable_counter_workaround->read_##reg();	\
 	else						\
 		_val = read_sysreg(reg);		\
 	_val;						\