diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
index 4cce6b224b87c1104daecfe0f4769344853b8dbf..3ecf84706640b4a39736a8e3720ecb2b39ea9970 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ static int omap_dm_timer_of_set_source(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
 	if (IS_ERR(parent))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	/* Bail out if both clocks point to fck */
+	if (clk_is_match(parent, timer->fclk))
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = clk_set_parent(timer->fclk, parent);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		pr_err("%s: failed to set parent\n", __func__);