diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4.dtsi
index cb18d2a2971cad2b42aa42d3e0b8296e1406c83d..2b670ab86eae37363f650878051c24ff0b2c77c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4.dtsi
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
 		cache-level = <2>;
 	};
 
+	local-timer@0x48240600 {
+		compatible = "arm,cortex-a9-twd-timer";
+		reg = <0x48240600 0x20>;
+		interrupts = <1 13 0x304>;
+	};
+
 	/*
 	 * The soc node represents the soc top level view. It is uses for IPs
 	 * that are not memory mapped in the MPU view or for the MPU itself.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index 2ff6d41ec6c6c004ace041b525ec1821d6389653..31f9c936125fd186d5fc647a601c3017cc91c2d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach/time.h>
 #include <plat/dmtimer.h>
@@ -386,6 +387,11 @@ static void __init omap4_timer_init(void)
 	if (omap_rev() != OMAP4430_REV_ES1_0) {
 		int err;
 
+		if (of_have_populated_dt()) {
+			twd_local_timer_of_register();
+			return;
+		}
+
 		err = twd_local_timer_register(&twd_local_timer);
 		if (err)
 			pr_err("twd_local_timer_register failed %d\n", err);