diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-imx-sysctr.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-imx-sysctr.c
index 523e37662a6e..5a7a951c4efc 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-imx-sysctr.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-imx-sysctr.c
@@ -134,8 +134,10 @@ static int __init sysctr_timer_init(struct device_node *np)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* system counter clock is divided by 3 internally */
-	to_sysctr.of_clk.rate /= SYS_CTR_CLK_DIV;
+	if (!of_property_read_bool(np, "nxp,no-divider")) {
+		/* system counter clock is divided by 3 internally */
+		to_sysctr.of_clk.rate /= SYS_CTR_CLK_DIV;
+	}
 
 	sys_ctr_base = timer_of_base(&to_sysctr);
 	cmpcr = readl(sys_ctr_base + CMPCR);