diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-bcm1480.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-bcm1480.c
index e02f79b1eb516f3213914fe2bc5fb3dec909b5c9..bfea327c636c1e635089f19846f14303d7d5911b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-bcm1480.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-bcm1480.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void __cpuinit sb1480_clockevent_init(void)
 	bcm1480_unmask_irq(cpu, irq);
 
 	action->handler	= sibyte_counter_handler;
-	action->flags	= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_PERCPU;
+	action->flags	= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_TIMER;
 	action->name	= name;
 	action->dev_id	= cd;
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-ds1287.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-ds1287.c
index 6996da4d74a276ed1d61cf07459fb7ac82dfd7db..00a4da277cbbef1b94b6d0f767973fb19d3c676c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-ds1287.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-ds1287.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ds1287_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction ds1287_irqaction = {
 	.handler	= ds1287_interrupt,
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_PERCPU,
+	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_TIMER,
 	.name		= "ds1287",
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-sb1250.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-sb1250.c
index ac5903d1b20e3490bd7e3f0cc02336184c5f7777..da78eeaea6e81a5d6fc7516ed4dcb04195d143a2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-sb1250.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-sb1250.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void __cpuinit sb1250_clockevent_init(void)
 	sb1250_unmask_irq(cpu, irq);
 
 	action->handler	= sibyte_counter_handler;
-	action->flags	= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_PERCPU;
+	action->flags	= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_TIMER;
 	action->name	= name;
 	action->dev_id	= cd;
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-txx9.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-txx9.c
index 0037f21baf0d788028ed828c4ac14a3245191615..218ee6bda9353822e010b5ba8d521b96a05991b9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-txx9.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-txx9.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static irqreturn_t txx9tmr_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction txx9tmr_irq = {
 	.handler	= txx9tmr_interrupt,
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_PERCPU,
+	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_TIMER,
 	.name		= "txx9tmr",
 	.dev_id		= &txx9_clock_event_device,
 };
diff --git a/arch/mips/nxp/pnx8550/common/int.c b/arch/mips/nxp/pnx8550/common/int.c
index f080f114a1bf6d343baba163b88958f9ee406cf3..7aca7d5375e5cb4917eb23c705c18868cadb2f2f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/nxp/pnx8550/common/int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/nxp/pnx8550/common/int.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static struct irqaction gic_action = {
 
 static struct irqaction timer_action = {
 	.handler =	no_action,
-	.flags =	IRQF_DISABLED,
+	.flags =	IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER,
 	.name =		"Timer",
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/nxp/pnx8550/common/time.c b/arch/mips/nxp/pnx8550/common/time.c
index d987a89c1e4ece5b5f0f77a89ff4e7b92377cb39..8836c6203df0994fcdd1084fba3c681ed7b483c7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/nxp/pnx8550/common/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/nxp/pnx8550/common/time.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static irqreturn_t monotonic_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction monotonic_irqaction = {
 	.handler = monotonic_interrupt,
-	.flags = IRQF_DISABLED,
+	.flags = IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER,
 	.name = "Monotonic timer",
 };