diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_timer.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_timer.c
index 22d7d57eead9..70dcf9c5b8fb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_timer.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_timer.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #define MPIC_TIMER_TCR_ROVR_OFFSET	24
 
 #define TIMER_STOP			0x80000000
+#define GTCCR_TOG			0x80000000
 #define TIMERS_PER_GROUP		4
 #define MAX_TICKS			(~0U >> 1)
 #define MAX_TICKS_CASCADE		(~0U)
@@ -327,11 +328,13 @@ void mpic_get_remain_time(struct mpic_timer *handle, struct timeval *time)
 	casc_priv = priv->timer[handle->num].cascade_handle;
 	if (casc_priv) {
 		tmp_ticks = in_be32(&priv->regs[handle->num].gtccr);
+		tmp_ticks &= ~GTCCR_TOG;
 		ticks = ((u64)tmp_ticks & UINT_MAX) * (u64)MAX_TICKS_CASCADE;
 		tmp_ticks = in_be32(&priv->regs[handle->num - 1].gtccr);
 		ticks += tmp_ticks;
 	} else {
 		ticks = in_be32(&priv->regs[handle->num].gtccr);
+		ticks &= ~GTCCR_TOG;
 	}
 
 	convert_ticks_to_time(priv, ticks, time);