diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm-systimer.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm-systimer.c
index 33b3e8aa2cc50c66eaea9906e593a9ce0259268c..422376680c8a387e4dbb0beb5833dce99f6e29f6 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm-systimer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm-systimer.c
@@ -449,13 +449,13 @@ static int dmtimer_set_next_event(unsigned long cycles,
 	struct dmtimer_systimer *t = &clkevt->t;
 	void __iomem *pend = t->base + t->pend;
 
-	writel_relaxed(0xffffffff - cycles, t->base + t->counter);
 	while (readl_relaxed(pend) & WP_TCRR)
 		cpu_relax();
+	writel_relaxed(0xffffffff - cycles, t->base + t->counter);
 
-	writel_relaxed(OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_ST, t->base + t->ctrl);
 	while (readl_relaxed(pend) & WP_TCLR)
 		cpu_relax();
+	writel_relaxed(OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_ST, t->base + t->ctrl);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -490,18 +490,18 @@ static int dmtimer_set_periodic(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 	dmtimer_clockevent_shutdown(evt);
 
 	/* Looks like we need to first set the load value separately */
-	writel_relaxed(clkevt->period, t->base + t->load);
 	while (readl_relaxed(pend) & WP_TLDR)
 		cpu_relax();
+	writel_relaxed(clkevt->period, t->base + t->load);
 
-	writel_relaxed(clkevt->period, t->base + t->counter);
 	while (readl_relaxed(pend) & WP_TCRR)
 		cpu_relax();
+	writel_relaxed(clkevt->period, t->base + t->counter);
 
-	writel_relaxed(OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_AR | OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_ST,
-		       t->base + t->ctrl);
 	while (readl_relaxed(pend) & WP_TCLR)
 		cpu_relax();
+	writel_relaxed(OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_AR | OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_ST,
+		       t->base + t->ctrl);
 
 	return 0;
 }