diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/board-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/board-dt.c
index 32e5c21..35a8014 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/board-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/board-dt.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion_dt_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.init_machine	= orion5x_dt_init,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 	.dt_compat	= orion5x_dt_compat,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.c
index 550f923..d068f14 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 	return 166666667;
 }
 
-static void __init orion5x_timer_init(void)
+void __init orion5x_timer_init(void)
 {
 	orion5x_tclk = orion5x_find_tclk();
 
@@ -225,10 +225,6 @@
 			IRQ_ORION5X_BRIDGE, orion5x_tclk);
 }
 
-struct sys_timer orion5x_timer = {
-	.init = orion5x_timer_init,
-};
-
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * General
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.h
index 7db5cdd..e603457 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 void orion5x_id(u32 *dev, u32 *rev, char **dev_name);
 void clk_init(void);
 extern int orion5x_tclk;
-extern struct sys_timer orion5x_timer;
+extern void orion5x_timer_init(void);
 
 /*
  * Enumerations and functions for Orion windows mapping. Used by Orion core
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/d2net-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/d2net-setup.c
index e3629c0..57d0af7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/d2net-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/d2net-setup.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/db88f5281-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/db88f5281-setup.c
index 41fe2b1..7666564 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/db88f5281-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/db88f5281-setup.c
@@ -362,6 +362,6 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c
index e533588..6eb1732 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/kurobox_pro-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/kurobox_pro-setup.c
index f1ae10a..b984035 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/kurobox_pro-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/kurobox_pro-setup.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ls-chl-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ls-chl-setup.c
index 0c9e413..044da5b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ls-chl-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ls-chl-setup.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ls_hgl-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ls_hgl-setup.c
index c1b5d8a..d49f934 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ls_hgl-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ls_hgl-setup.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/lsmini-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/lsmini-setup.c
index 949eaa8..8e3965c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/lsmini-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/lsmini-setup.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/mss2-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/mss2-setup.c
index 1c16d04..0ec94a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/mss2-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/mss2-setup.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/mv2120-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/mv2120-setup.c
index c87fde4..18143f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/mv2120-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/mv2120-setup.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/net2big-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/net2big-setup.c
index 3506f16..282e503 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/net2big-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/net2big-setup.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5181l-fxo-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5181l-fxo-setup.c
index 9b1c953..d6e72f67 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5181l-fxo-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5181l-fxo-setup.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5181l-ge-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5181l-ge-setup.c
index 51ba2b8..c8b7913 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5181l-ge-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5181l-ge-setup.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5182-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5182-setup.c
index 0a56b94..f9e1567 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5182-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f5182-setup.c
@@ -281,6 +281,6 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f6183ap-ge-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f6183ap-ge-setup.c
index ed50910..78a1e6a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f6183ap-ge-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/rd88f6183ap-ge-setup.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/terastation_pro2-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/terastation_pro2-setup.c
index 90e571d..acc0877 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/terastation_pro2-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/terastation_pro2-setup.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts209-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts209-setup.c
index b184f68..9c17f0c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts209-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts209-setup.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts409-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts409-setup.c
index a5c2e64..8cc5ab6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts409-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts409-setup.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts78xx-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts78xx-setup.c
index b0727dc..e960855 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts78xx-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/ts78xx-setup.c
@@ -619,6 +619,6 @@
 	.map_io		= ts78xx_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/wnr854t-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/wnr854t-setup.c
index 754c12b..66552ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/wnr854t-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/wnr854t-setup.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/wrt350n-v2-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/wrt350n-v2-setup.c
index 45c2125..2c5408e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/wrt350n-v2-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/wrt350n-v2-setup.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 	.map_io		= orion5x_map_io,
 	.init_early	= orion5x_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= orion5x_init_irq,
-	.timer		= &orion5x_timer,
+	.init_time	= orion5x_timer_init,
 	.fixup		= tag_fixup_mem32,
 	.restart	= orion5x_restart,
 MACHINE_END