diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-spear/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-spear/time.c
index d1fdb6066f7bb47945f82847afd865ad7d48ef9a..7b039f35933824c1b9d93f049879ff825e6e27a7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-spear/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-spear/time.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void __init spear_clocksource_init(void)
 		200, 16, clocksource_mmio_readw_up);
 }
 
-static inline void timer_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
+static inline void spear_timer_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
 	u16 val = readw(gpt_base + CR(CLKEVT));
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static inline void timer_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 
 static int spear_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	timer_shutdown(evt);
+	spear_timer_shutdown(evt);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int spear_set_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 	u16 val;
 
 	/* stop the timer */
-	timer_shutdown(evt);
+	spear_timer_shutdown(evt);
 
 	val = readw(gpt_base + CR(CLKEVT));
 	val |= CTRL_ONE_SHOT;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int spear_set_periodic(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 	u16 val;
 
 	/* stop the timer */
-	timer_shutdown(evt);
+	spear_timer_shutdown(evt);
 
 	period = clk_get_rate(gpt_clk) / HZ;
 	period >>= CTRL_PRESCALER16;