diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common.h
index 40f4a03d728fc9a7278b722ce809bd57f47c64f4..d6ba13e1c540f6ecc186a164f441ca48b2540a1e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common.h
@@ -293,5 +293,8 @@ extern void omap_reserve(void);
 struct omap_hwmod;
 extern int omap_dss_reset(struct omap_hwmod *);
 
+/* SoC specific clock initializer */
+extern int (*omap_clk_init)(void);
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLER__ */
 #endif /* __ARCH_ARM_MACH_OMAP2PLUS_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
index 2c3fdd65387b56c542d6d97cbc093fcf69a51b9a..5c445ca1e271ca9f14c9e4fd008035ee449ad9b4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
 #include "prm3xxx.h"
 #include "prm44xx.h"
 
+/*
+ * omap_clk_init: points to a function that does the SoC-specific
+ * clock initializations
+ */
+int (*omap_clk_init)(void);
+
 /*
  * The machine specific code may provide the extra mapping besides the
  * default mapping provided here.
@@ -397,7 +403,7 @@ void __init omap2420_init_early(void)
 	omap242x_clockdomains_init();
 	omap2420_hwmod_init();
 	omap_hwmod_init_postsetup();
-	omap2420_clk_init();
+	omap_clk_init = omap2420_clk_init;
 }
 
 void __init omap2420_init_late(void)
@@ -427,7 +433,7 @@ void __init omap2430_init_early(void)
 	omap243x_clockdomains_init();
 	omap2430_hwmod_init();
 	omap_hwmod_init_postsetup();
-	omap2430_clk_init();
+	omap_clk_init = omap2430_clk_init;
 }
 
 void __init omap2430_init_late(void)
@@ -462,7 +468,7 @@ void __init omap3_init_early(void)
 	omap3xxx_clockdomains_init();
 	omap3xxx_hwmod_init();
 	omap_hwmod_init_postsetup();
-	omap3xxx_clk_init();
+	omap_clk_init = omap3xxx_clk_init;
 }
 
 void __init omap3430_init_early(void)
@@ -500,7 +506,7 @@ void __init ti81xx_init_early(void)
 	omap3xxx_clockdomains_init();
 	omap3xxx_hwmod_init();
 	omap_hwmod_init_postsetup();
-	omap3xxx_clk_init();
+	omap_clk_init = omap3xxx_clk_init;
 }
 
 void __init omap3_init_late(void)
@@ -568,7 +574,7 @@ void __init am33xx_init_early(void)
 	am33xx_clockdomains_init();
 	am33xx_hwmod_init();
 	omap_hwmod_init_postsetup();
-	am33xx_clk_init();
+	omap_clk_init = am33xx_clk_init;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -593,7 +599,7 @@ void __init omap4430_init_early(void)
 	omap44xx_clockdomains_init();
 	omap44xx_hwmod_init();
 	omap_hwmod_init_postsetup();
-	omap4xxx_clk_init();
+	omap_clk_init = omap4xxx_clk_init;
 }
 
 void __init omap4430_init_late(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index 2bdd4cf17a8fd0e80b6c2c74feb66fcc9018ecca..f62b509ed08de75e6f4191bc8cf43dc130c7cb2d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -547,6 +547,8 @@ static inline void __init realtime_counter_init(void)
 			       clksrc_nr, clksrc_src)			\
 void __init omap##name##_gptimer_timer_init(void)			\
 {									\
+	if (omap_clk_init)						\
+		omap_clk_init();					\
 	omap_dmtimer_init();						\
 	omap2_gp_clockevent_init((clkev_nr), clkev_src, clkev_prop);	\
 	omap2_gptimer_clocksource_init((clksrc_nr), clksrc_src);	\
@@ -556,6 +558,8 @@ void __init omap##name##_gptimer_timer_init(void)			\
 				clksrc_nr, clksrc_src)			\
 void __init omap##name##_sync32k_timer_init(void)		\
 {									\
+	if (omap_clk_init)						\
+		omap_clk_init();					\
 	omap_dmtimer_init();						\
 	omap2_gp_clockevent_init((clkev_nr), clkev_src, clkev_prop);	\
 	/* Enable the use of clocksource="gp_timer" kernel parameter */	\