diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
index ca09bc421ddb..32fe9ef5cc5c 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/sh_timer.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pm_domain.h>
 
 struct sh_cmt_priv {
 	void __iomem *mapbase;
@@ -689,6 +690,9 @@ static int __devinit sh_cmt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sh_cmt_priv *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!is_early_platform_device(pdev))
+		pm_genpd_dev_always_on(&pdev->dev, true);
+
 	if (p) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "kept as earlytimer\n");
 		return 0;