diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/timer.c
index 2ec6a93807e9775856c3d42ac42ad8442ef7e7d8..3e8032960842e7c935daa34d189b9b441b9fe99a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/timer.c
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ struct kwtmr_registers *kwtmr_regs = (struct kwtmr_registers *)KW_TIMER_BASE;
 #define READ_TIMER			(readl(CNTMR_VAL_REG(UBOOT_CNTR)) /	\
 					 (CONFIG_SYS_TCLK / 1000))
 
-static ulong timestamp;
-static ulong lastdec;
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define timestamp gd->tbl
+#define lastdec gd->lastinc
 
 void reset_timer_masked(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mb86r0x/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mb86r0x/timer.c
index 9175b71d16aa17e5c75e442defb5ea4ae1625a6b..6966b0d190d641c6255c7dde30aa0b2a6384c1e9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mb86r0x/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mb86r0x/timer.c
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
 #define TIMER_LOAD_VAL	0xffffffff
 #define TIMER_FREQ	(CONFIG_MB86R0x_IOCLK  / 256)
 
-static unsigned long long timestamp;
-static ulong lastdec;
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define timestamp gd->tbl
+#define lastdec gd->lastinc
 
 static inline unsigned long long tick_to_time(unsigned long long tick)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/timer.c
index 11d41a8bf9f5b44ec098c18e4b62911f66cc1115..14f0c2dc73b923f28480abeccdba42a3675f2c12 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/timer.c
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
 
-static ulong timestamp;
-static ulong lastinc;
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define timestamp gd->tbl
+#define lastinc gd->lastinc
 
 /*
  * "time" is measured in 1 / CONFIG_SYS_HZ seconds,
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx27/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx27/timer.c
index 8f1d47bba775716ec21afd2a5e662c617b7a24d4..5c1cf014f05a46565515db626e7e425a84f66126 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx27/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx27/timer.c
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
 #define GPTCR_CLKSOURCE_32	(4 << 1)	/* Clock source		*/
 #define GPTCR_TEN		1		/* Timer enable		*/
 
-static ulong timestamp;
-static ulong lastinc;
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define timestamp gd->tbl
+#define lastinc gd->lastinc
 
 /*
  * "time" is measured in 1 / CONFIG_SYS_HZ seconds,
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/omap/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/omap/timer.c
index 7d4b6e602e4e99b7ceca0d00e6ca504c5f50a957..88a0ee677eacec1776f29955092a839e7693ac7a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/omap/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/omap/timer.c
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@
 /* macro to read the 32 bit timer */
 #define READ_TIMER (*(volatile ulong *)(CONFIG_SYS_TIMERBASE+8))
 
-static ulong timestamp;
-static ulong lastdec;
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define timestamp gd->tbl
+#define lastdec gd->lastinc
 
 int timer_init (void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/timer.c
index 089ef47b371f672f85fd1c016e27b67b11327f0f..bbab2269ddab85ecd83fd3729708731d01d5929e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/timer.c
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ static inline ulong read_timer(void)
 	      / (CONFIG_SYS_TCLK / 1000);
 }
 
-static ulong timestamp;
-static ulong lastdec;
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define timestamp gd->tbl
+#define lastdec gd->lastinc
 
 void reset_timer_masked(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/timer.c
index 06858b4a13bacf4fcaad376eff0a7aed407cd7d1..66cf4de81713205d24e1b3d94f862f01badf62a4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/timer.c
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ static struct gpt_regs *const gpt_regs_p =
 static struct misc_regs *const misc_regs_p =
     (struct misc_regs *)CONFIG_SPEAR_MISCBASE;
 
-static ulong timestamp;
-static ulong lastdec;
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define timestamp gd->tbl
+#define lastdec gd->lastinc
 
 int timer_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/versatile/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/versatile/timer.c
index 81d67490db87cadb9bba2d7bd63d9bcb91048ea7..2e243b196eb7c46e90d198b9a51431d092dc6ce6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/versatile/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/versatile/timer.c
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@
 /* macro to read the 32 bit timer */
 #define READ_TIMER (*(volatile ulong *)(CONFIG_SYS_TIMERBASE+4))
 
-static ulong timestamp;
-static ulong lastdec;
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define timestamp gd->tbl
+#define lastdec gd->lastinc
 
 #define TIMER_ENABLE	(1 << 7)
 #define TIMER_MODE_MSK	(1 << 6)