diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Makefile
index 64611a1b4276..32176a00c664 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ cpu-y				:= platsmp.o headsmp.o
 # Shared SoC family objects
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_RCAR_GEN2)	+= setup-rcar-gen2.o platsmp-apmu.o $(cpu-y)
 CFLAGS_setup-rcar-gen2.o	+= -march=armv7-a
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_RCAR_GEN2)	+= headsmp-apmu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7790)	+= regulator-quirk-rcar-gen2.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7791)	+= regulator-quirk-rcar-gen2.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7793)	+= regulator-quirk-rcar-gen2.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h
index 1a8f7b3ab449..ea6e9e2be3f7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_MACH_COMMON_H
 #define __ARCH_MACH_COMMON_H
 
+extern void shmobile_init_cntvoff(void);
 extern void shmobile_init_delay(void);
 extern void shmobile_boot_vector(void);
 extern unsigned long shmobile_boot_fn;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ extern void shmobile_smp_hook(unsigned int cpu, unsigned long fn,
 			      unsigned long arg);
 extern bool shmobile_smp_cpu_can_disable(unsigned int cpu);
 extern bool shmobile_smp_init_fallback_ops(void);
+extern void shmobile_boot_apmu(void);
 extern void shmobile_boot_scu(void);
 extern void shmobile_smp_scu_prepare_cpus(phys_addr_t scu_base_phys,
 					  unsigned int max_cpus);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/headsmp-apmu.S b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/headsmp-apmu.S
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db4743d2bf91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/headsmp-apmu.S
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * SMP support for APMU based systems with Cortex A7/A15
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014  Renesas Electronics Corporation
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include <asm/assembler.h>
+
+ENTRY(shmobile_init_cntvoff)
+	/*
+	 * CNTVOFF has to be initialized either from non-secure Hypervisor
+	 * mode or secure Monitor mode with SCR.NS==1. If TrustZone is enabled
+	 * then it should be handled by the secure code
+	 */
+	cps	#MON_MODE
+	mrc	p15, 0, r1, c1, c1, 0		/* Get Secure Config */
+	orr	r0, r1, #1
+	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c1, 0		/* Set Non Secure bit */
+	instr_sync
+	mov	r0, #0
+	mcrr	p15, 4, r0, r0, c14		/* CNTVOFF = 0 */
+	instr_sync
+	mcr	p15, 0, r1, c1, c1, 0		/* Set Secure bit */
+	instr_sync
+	cps	#SVC_MODE
+	ret	lr
+ENDPROC(shmobile_init_cntvoff)
+
+ENTRY(shmobile_boot_apmu)
+	bl	shmobile_init_cntvoff
+	b	secondary_startup
+ENDPROC(shmobile_boot_apmu)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp-apmu.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp-apmu.c
index 3ca2c13346f0..4422b615a6ee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp-apmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp-apmu.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void __init shmobile_smp_apmu_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus,
 int shmobile_smp_apmu_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	/* For this particular CPU register boot vector */
-	shmobile_smp_hook(cpu, __pa_symbol(secondary_startup), 0);
+	shmobile_smp_hook(cpu, __pa_symbol(shmobile_boot_apmu), 0);
 
 	return apmu_wrap(cpu, apmu_power_on);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-rcar-gen2.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-rcar-gen2.c
index 7ab1690fab82..5561dbed7a33 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-rcar-gen2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-rcar-gen2.c
@@ -70,28 +70,12 @@ void __init rcar_gen2_timer_init(void)
 	void __iomem *base;
 	u32 freq;
 
+	shmobile_init_cntvoff();
+
 	if (of_machine_is_compatible("renesas,r8a7745") ||
 	    of_machine_is_compatible("renesas,r8a7792") ||
 	    of_machine_is_compatible("renesas,r8a7794")) {
 		freq = 260000000 / 8;	/* ZS / 8 */
-		/* CNTVOFF has to be initialized either from non-secure
-		 * Hypervisor mode or secure Monitor mode with SCR.NS==1.
-		 * If TrustZone is enabled then it should be handled by the
-		 * secure code.
-		 */
-		asm volatile(
-		"	cps	0x16\n"
-		"	mrc	p15, 0, r1, c1, c1, 0\n"
-		"	orr	r0, r1, #1\n"
-		"	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c1, 0\n"
-		"	isb\n"
-		"	mov	r0, #0\n"
-		"	mcrr	p15, 4, r0, r0, c14\n"
-		"	isb\n"
-		"	mcr	p15, 0, r1, c1, c1, 0\n"
-		"	isb\n"
-		"	cps	0x13\n"
-			: : : "r0", "r1");
 	} else {
 		/* At Linux boot time the r8a7790 arch timer comes up
 		 * with the counter disabled. Moreover, it may also report