diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h
index aeb93f3..5560946 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_timer.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ int arch_timer_arch_init(void);
  * the code. At least it does so with a recent GCC (4.6.3).
  */
 static __always_inline
-void arch_timer_reg_write(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg, u32 val)
+void arch_timer_reg_write_cp15(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg, u32 val)
 {
 	if (access == ARCH_TIMER_PHYS_ACCESS) {
 		switch (reg) {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void arch_timer_reg_write(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg, u32 val)
 }
 
 static __always_inline
-u32 arch_timer_reg_read(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg)
+u32 arch_timer_reg_read_cp15(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg)
 {
 	u32 val = 0;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
index dbca771..7181e77 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  * the code.
  */
 static __always_inline
-void arch_timer_reg_write(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg, u32 val)
+void arch_timer_reg_write_cp15(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg, u32 val)
 {
 	if (access == ARCH_TIMER_PHYS_ACCESS) {
 		switch (reg) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void arch_timer_reg_write(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg, u32 val)
 }
 
 static __always_inline
-u32 arch_timer_reg_read(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg)
+u32 arch_timer_reg_read_cp15(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg)
 {
 	u32 val;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index 7624ba5..a9ca284 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -43,14 +43,28 @@ static bool arch_timer_use_virtual = true;
  * Architected system timer support.
  */
 
+static __always_inline
+void arch_timer_reg_write(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg, u32 val,
+		struct clock_event_device *clk)
+{
+	arch_timer_reg_write_cp15(access, reg, val);
+}
+
+static __always_inline
+u32 arch_timer_reg_read(int access, enum arch_timer_reg reg,
+		struct clock_event_device *clk)
+{
+	return arch_timer_reg_read_cp15(access, reg);
+}
+
 static __always_inline irqreturn_t timer_handler(const int access,
 					struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
 	unsigned long ctrl;
-	ctrl = arch_timer_reg_read(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL);
+	ctrl = arch_timer_reg_read(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL, evt);
 	if (ctrl & ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_IT_STAT) {
 		ctrl |= ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_IT_MASK;
-		arch_timer_reg_write(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL, ctrl);
+		arch_timer_reg_write(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL, ctrl, evt);
 		evt->event_handler(evt);
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
@@ -72,15 +86,16 @@ static irqreturn_t arch_timer_handler_phys(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return timer_handler(ARCH_TIMER_PHYS_ACCESS, evt);
 }
 
-static __always_inline void timer_set_mode(const int access, int mode)
+static __always_inline void timer_set_mode(const int access, int mode,
+				  struct clock_event_device *clk)
 {
 	unsigned long ctrl;
 	switch (mode) {
 	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_UNUSED:
 	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_SHUTDOWN:
-		ctrl = arch_timer_reg_read(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL);
+		ctrl = arch_timer_reg_read(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL, clk);
 		ctrl &= ~ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_ENABLE;
-		arch_timer_reg_write(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL, ctrl);
+		arch_timer_reg_write(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL, ctrl, clk);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -90,36 +105,37 @@ static __always_inline void timer_set_mode(const int access, int mode)
 static void arch_timer_set_mode_virt(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 				     struct clock_event_device *clk)
 {
-	timer_set_mode(ARCH_TIMER_VIRT_ACCESS, mode);
+	timer_set_mode(ARCH_TIMER_VIRT_ACCESS, mode, clk);
 }
 
 static void arch_timer_set_mode_phys(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 				     struct clock_event_device *clk)
 {
-	timer_set_mode(ARCH_TIMER_PHYS_ACCESS, mode);
+	timer_set_mode(ARCH_TIMER_PHYS_ACCESS, mode, clk);
 }
 
-static __always_inline void set_next_event(const int access, unsigned long evt)
+static __always_inline void set_next_event(const int access, unsigned long evt,
+				  struct clock_event_device *clk)
 {
 	unsigned long ctrl;
-	ctrl = arch_timer_reg_read(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL);
+	ctrl = arch_timer_reg_read(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL, clk);
 	ctrl |= ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_ENABLE;
 	ctrl &= ~ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_IT_MASK;
-	arch_timer_reg_write(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_TVAL, evt);
-	arch_timer_reg_write(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL, ctrl);
+	arch_timer_reg_write(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_TVAL, evt, clk);
+	arch_timer_reg_write(access, ARCH_TIMER_REG_CTRL, ctrl, clk);
 }
 
 static int arch_timer_set_next_event_virt(unsigned long evt,
-					  struct clock_event_device *unused)
+					  struct clock_event_device *clk)
 {
-	set_next_event(ARCH_TIMER_VIRT_ACCESS, evt);
+	set_next_event(ARCH_TIMER_VIRT_ACCESS, evt, clk);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int arch_timer_set_next_event_phys(unsigned long evt,
-					  struct clock_event_device *unused)
+					  struct clock_event_device *clk)
 {
-	set_next_event(ARCH_TIMER_PHYS_ACCESS, evt);
+	set_next_event(ARCH_TIMER_PHYS_ACCESS, evt, clk);
 	return 0;
 }
 
