diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/atlas6.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/atlas6.dtsi
index 9d72674049d6..317bc590a4d0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/atlas6.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/atlas6.dtsi
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ timer@b0020000 {
 				compatible = "sirf,prima2-tick";
 				reg = <0xb0020000 0x1000>;
 				interrupts = <0>;
+				clocks = <&clks 11>;
 			};
 
 			nand@b0030000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/prima2.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/prima2.dtsi
index 1e82571d6823..7e7d8843abaf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/prima2.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/prima2.dtsi
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ timer@b0020000 {
 				compatible = "sirf,prima2-tick";
 				reg = <0xb0020000 0x1000>;
 				interrupts = <0>;
+				clocks = <&clks 11>;
 			};
 
 			nand@b0030000 {
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c
index b52e1c078b99..571d10974139 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c
@@ -252,15 +252,13 @@ static void __init sirfsoc_clockevent_init(void)
 }
 
 /* initialize the kernel jiffy timer source */
-static void __init sirfsoc_marco_timer_init(void)
+static void __init sirfsoc_marco_timer_init(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	unsigned long rate;
 	u32 timer_div;
 	struct clk *clk;
 
-	/* timer's input clock is io clock */
-	clk = clk_get_sys("io", NULL);
-
+	clk = of_clk_get(np, 0);
 	BUG_ON(IS_ERR(clk));
 	rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
 
@@ -303,6 +301,6 @@ static void __init sirfsoc_of_timer_init(struct device_node *np)
 	if (!sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq)
 		panic("No irq passed for timer1 via DT\n");
 
-	sirfsoc_marco_timer_init();
+	sirfsoc_marco_timer_init(np);
 }
 CLOCKSOURCE_OF_DECLARE(sirfsoc_marco_timer, "sirf,marco-tick", sirfsoc_of_timer_init );
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-prima2.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-prima2.c
index 84fdb15eae79..a722aac7ac02 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-prima2.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-prima2.c
@@ -198,11 +198,8 @@ static void __init sirfsoc_prima2_timer_init(struct device_node *np)
 	unsigned long rate;
 	struct clk *clk;
 
-	/* timer's input clock is io clock */
-	clk = clk_get_sys("io", NULL);
-
+	clk = of_clk_get(np, 0);
 	BUG_ON(IS_ERR(clk));
-
 	rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
 
 	BUG_ON(rate < PRIMA2_CLOCK_FREQ);