diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/common.c
index 70b441ad1d18..7cde0424d33c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/common.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
-#include <linux/dw_apb_timer.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
 #include <asm/mach/map.h>
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(PICOXCELL, "Picochip picoXcell")
 	.map_io		= picoxcell_map_io,
 	.nr_irqs	= NR_IRQS_LEGACY,
 	.init_irq	= irqchip_init,
-	.init_time	= dw_apb_timer_init,
 	.init_machine	= picoxcell_init_machine,
 	.dt_compat	= picoxcell_dt_match,
 	.restart	= picoxcell_wdt_restart,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/socfpga.c b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/socfpga.c
index 46a051359f02..8ea11b472b91 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/socfpga.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/socfpga.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-#include <linux/dw_apb_timer.h>
 #include <linux/clk-provider.h>
 #include <linux/irqchip.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(SOCFPGA, "Altera SOCFPGA")
 	.smp		= smp_ops(socfpga_smp_ops),
 	.map_io		= socfpga_map_io,
 	.init_irq	= socfpga_init_irq,
-	.init_time	= dw_apb_timer_init,
 	.init_machine	= socfpga_cyclone5_init,
 	.restart	= socfpga_cyclone5_restart,
 	.dt_compat	= altera_dt_match,
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index 48a0f2e1dd78..5871933c4e51 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config DW_APB_TIMER
 config DW_APB_TIMER_OF
 	bool
 	select DW_APB_TIMER
+	select CLKSRC_OF
 
 config ARMADA_370_XP_TIMER
 	bool
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c b/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c
index 1964f8716966..cef554432a33 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c
@@ -133,27 +133,26 @@ static void init_sched_clock(void)
 	setup_sched_clock(read_sched_clock, 32, sched_rate);
 }
 
-static const struct of_device_id osctimer_ids[] __initconst = {
-	{ .compatible = "picochip,pc3x2-timer" },
-	{ .compatible = "snps,dw-apb-timer-osc" },
-	{},
-};
-
-void __init dw_apb_timer_init(void)
+static int num_called;
+static void __init dw_apb_timer_init(struct device_node *timer)
 {
-	struct device_node *event_timer, *source_timer;
+	switch (num_called) {
+	case 0:
+		pr_debug("%s: found clockevent timer\n", __func__);
+		add_clockevent(timer);
+		of_node_put(timer);
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		pr_debug("%s: found clocksource timer\n", __func__);
+		add_clocksource(timer);
+		of_node_put(timer);
+		init_sched_clock();
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
 
-	event_timer = of_find_matching_node(NULL, osctimer_ids);
-	if (!event_timer)
-		panic("No timer for clockevent");
-	add_clockevent(event_timer);
-
-	source_timer = of_find_matching_node(event_timer, osctimer_ids);
-	if (!source_timer)
-		panic("No timer for clocksource");
-	add_clocksource(source_timer);
-
-	of_node_put(source_timer);
-
-	init_sched_clock();
+	num_called++;
 }
+CLOCKSOURCE_OF_DECLARE(pc3x2_timer, "picochip,pc3x2-timer", dw_apb_timer_init);
+CLOCKSOURCE_OF_DECLARE(apb_timer, "snps,dw-apb-timer-osc", dw_apb_timer_init);
diff --git a/include/linux/dw_apb_timer.h b/include/linux/dw_apb_timer.h
index dd755ce2a5eb..07261d52a6df 100644
--- a/include/linux/dw_apb_timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/dw_apb_timer.h
@@ -53,5 +53,4 @@ void dw_apb_clocksource_start(struct dw_apb_clocksource *dw_cs);
 cycle_t dw_apb_clocksource_read(struct dw_apb_clocksource *dw_cs);
 void dw_apb_clocksource_unregister(struct dw_apb_clocksource *dw_cs);
 
-extern void dw_apb_timer_init(void);
 #endif /* __DW_APB_TIMER_H__ */