diff --git a/drivers/clk/versatile/clk-sp810.c b/drivers/clk/versatile/clk-sp810.c
index 7fbe4d4bf35e..a1cdef6b0f90 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/versatile/clk-sp810.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/versatile/clk-sp810.c
@@ -33,12 +33,9 @@ struct clk_sp810_timerclken {
 
 struct clk_sp810 {
 	struct device_node *node;
-	int refclk_index, timclk_index;
 	void __iomem *base;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct clk_sp810_timerclken timerclken[4];
-	struct clk *refclk;
-	struct clk *timclk;
 };
 
 static u8 clk_sp810_timerclken_get_parent(struct clk_hw *hw)
@@ -71,55 +68,7 @@ static int clk_sp810_timerclken_set_parent(struct clk_hw *hw, u8 index)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * FIXME - setting the parent every time .prepare is invoked is inefficient.
- * This is better handled by a dedicated clock tree configuration mechanism at
- * init-time.  Revisit this later when such a mechanism exists
- */
-static int clk_sp810_timerclken_prepare(struct clk_hw *hw)
-{
-	struct clk_sp810_timerclken *timerclken = to_clk_sp810_timerclken(hw);
-	struct clk_sp810 *sp810 = timerclken->sp810;
-	struct clk *old_parent = __clk_get_parent(hw->clk);
-	struct clk *new_parent;
-
-	if (!sp810->refclk)
-		sp810->refclk = of_clk_get(sp810->node, sp810->refclk_index);
-
-	if (!sp810->timclk)
-		sp810->timclk = of_clk_get(sp810->node, sp810->timclk_index);
-
-	if (WARN_ON(IS_ERR(sp810->refclk) || IS_ERR(sp810->timclk)))
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	/* Select fastest parent */
-	if (clk_get_rate(sp810->refclk) > clk_get_rate(sp810->timclk))
-		new_parent = sp810->refclk;
-	else
-		new_parent = sp810->timclk;
-
-	/* Switch the parent if necessary */
-	if (old_parent != new_parent) {
-		clk_prepare(new_parent);
-		clk_set_parent(hw->clk, new_parent);
-		clk_unprepare(old_parent);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void clk_sp810_timerclken_unprepare(struct clk_hw *hw)
-{
-	struct clk_sp810_timerclken *timerclken = to_clk_sp810_timerclken(hw);
-	struct clk_sp810 *sp810 = timerclken->sp810;
-
-	clk_put(sp810->timclk);
-	clk_put(sp810->refclk);
-}
-
 static const struct clk_ops clk_sp810_timerclken_ops = {
-	.prepare = clk_sp810_timerclken_prepare,
-	.unprepare = clk_sp810_timerclken_unprepare,
 	.get_parent = clk_sp810_timerclken_get_parent,
 	.set_parent = clk_sp810_timerclken_set_parent,
 };
@@ -140,24 +89,18 @@ static void __init clk_sp810_of_setup(struct device_node *node)
 {
 	struct clk_sp810 *sp810 = kzalloc(sizeof(*sp810), GFP_KERNEL);
 	const char *parent_names[2];
+	int num = ARRAY_SIZE(parent_names);
 	char name[12];
 	struct clk_init_data init;
 	int i;
+	bool deprecated;
 
 	if (!sp810) {
 		pr_err("Failed to allocate memory for SP810!\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	sp810->refclk_index = of_property_match_string(node, "clock-names",
-			"refclk");
-	parent_names[0] = of_clk_get_parent_name(node, sp810->refclk_index);
-
-	sp810->timclk_index = of_property_match_string(node, "clock-names",
-			"timclk");
-	parent_names[1] = of_clk_get_parent_name(node, sp810->timclk_index);
-
-	if (!parent_names[0] || !parent_names[1]) {
+	if (of_clk_parent_fill(node, parent_names, num) != num) {
 		pr_warn("Failed to obtain parent clocks for SP810!\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -170,7 +113,9 @@ static void __init clk_sp810_of_setup(struct device_node *node)
 	init.ops = &clk_sp810_timerclken_ops;
 	init.flags = CLK_IS_BASIC;
 	init.parent_names = parent_names;
-	init.num_parents = ARRAY_SIZE(parent_names);
+	init.num_parents = num;
+
+	deprecated = !of_find_property(node, "assigned-clock-parents", NULL);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sp810->timerclken); i++) {
 		snprintf(name, ARRAY_SIZE(name), "timerclken%d", i);
@@ -179,6 +124,15 @@ static void __init clk_sp810_of_setup(struct device_node *node)
 		sp810->timerclken[i].channel = i;
 		sp810->timerclken[i].hw.init = &init;
 
+		/*
+		 * If DT isn't setting the parent, force it to be
+		 * the 1 MHz clock without going through the framework.
+		 * We do this before clk_register() so that it can determine
+		 * the parent and setup the tree properly.
+		 */
+		if (deprecated)
+			init.ops->set_parent(&sp810->timerclken[i].hw, 1);
+
 		sp810->timerclken[i].clk = clk_register(NULL,
 				&sp810->timerclken[i].hw);
 		WARN_ON(IS_ERR(sp810->timerclken[i].clk));
