diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
index db8d5955bad4..a2172f690418 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/sh_timer.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pm_domain.h>
 
 struct sh_mtu2_priv {
 	void __iomem *mapbase;
@@ -306,6 +307,9 @@ static int __devinit sh_mtu2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sh_mtu2_priv *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!is_early_platform_device(pdev))
+		pm_genpd_dev_always_on(&pdev->dev, true);
+
 	if (p) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "kept as earlytimer\n");
 		return 0;