diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
index 77bf4aa217a8afcb7e8eb505ed2b0f5d9a0542c0..7ecffc9c738f98b56693f61aa4150bfeb655f712 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
@@ -909,6 +909,8 @@ int hpet_alloc(struct hpet_data *hdp)
 
 	hpetp->hp_delta = hpet_calibrate(hpetp);
 
+/* This clocksource driver currently only works on ia64 */
+#ifdef CONFIG_IA64
 	if (!hpet_clocksource) {
 		hpet_mctr = (void __iomem *)&hpetp->hp_hpet->hpet_mc;
 		CLKSRC_FSYS_MMIO_SET(clocksource_hpet.fsys_mmio, hpet_mctr);
@@ -918,6 +920,7 @@ int hpet_alloc(struct hpet_data *hdp)
 		hpetp->hp_clocksource = &clocksource_hpet;
 		hpet_clocksource = &clocksource_hpet;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }