diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-davinci.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-davinci.c
index 62745c962049..e421946a91c5 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-davinci.c
@@ -302,10 +302,6 @@ int __init davinci_timer_register(struct clk *clk,
 		return rv;
 	}
 
-	clockevents_config_and_register(&clockevent->dev, tick_rate,
-					DAVINCI_TIMER_MIN_DELTA,
-					DAVINCI_TIMER_MAX_DELTA);
-
 	davinci_clocksource.dev.rating = 300;
 	davinci_clocksource.dev.read = davinci_clocksource_read;
 	davinci_clocksource.dev.mask =
@@ -323,6 +319,10 @@ int __init davinci_timer_register(struct clk *clk,
 		davinci_clocksource_init_tim34(base);
 	}
 
+	clockevents_config_and_register(&clockevent->dev, tick_rate,
+					DAVINCI_TIMER_MIN_DELTA,
+					DAVINCI_TIMER_MAX_DELTA);
+
 	rv = clocksource_register_hz(&davinci_clocksource.dev, tick_rate);
 	if (rv) {
 		pr_err("Unable to register clocksource");