diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index 5b385bb8aff9673b21b5f18edeab8d8114525180..e7eccf6a4daf66d92860d24f3f51057f5a8fe0d1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ static int __init omap_dm_timer_init_one(struct omap_dm_timer *timer,
 	if (!timer->io_base)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
+	omap_hwmod_setup_one(oh_name);
+
 	/* After the dmtimer is using hwmod these clocks won't be needed */
 	timer->fclk = clk_get(NULL, omap_hwmod_get_main_clk(oh));
 	if (IS_ERR(timer->fclk))
@@ -303,7 +305,6 @@ static int __init omap_dm_timer_init_one(struct omap_dm_timer *timer,
 
 	clk_put(src);
 
-	omap_hwmod_setup_one(oh_name);
 	omap_hwmod_enable(oh);
 	__omap_dm_timer_init_regs(timer);