diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx7d.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx7d.c
index 95713450591ae7acc98c18768f93118aeff2c088..ebb27592a9f754cce32cb15bb7a86938e5896843 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx7d.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx7d.c
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ static int ar8031_phy_fixup(struct phy_device *dev)
 	val &= ~(0x1 << 8);
 	phy_write(dev, 0xe, val);
 
-	/* introduce tx clock delay */
-	phy_write(dev, 0x1d, 0x5);
-	val = phy_read(dev, 0x1e);
-	val |= 0x0100;
-	phy_write(dev, 0x1e, val);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
index 4778c775de1ba056ee071bea079063586135f1b4..f5e623fca2ece9240abebef9832056b61d271859 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ config ARCH_MXC
 	select PM
 	select PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS
 	select SOC_BUS
+	select TIMER_IMX_SYS_CTR
 	help
 	  This enables support for the ARMv8 based SoCs in the
 	  NXP i.MX family.