1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
index b4b3ab5a11ad..7a960cd01104 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
@@ -109,12 +109,15 @@ static int gic_clockevent_init(void)
 {
         int ret;
 
-        if (!cpu_has_counter || !gic_frequency)
+        if (!gic_frequency)
                 return -ENXIO;
 
         ret = setup_percpu_irq(gic_timer_irq, &gic_compare_irqaction);
-        if (ret < 0)
+        if (ret < 0) {
+                pr_err("GIC timer IRQ %d setup failed: %d\n",
+                       gic_timer_irq, ret);
                 return ret;
+        }
 
         cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_MIPS_GIC_TIMER_STARTING,
                           "AP_MIPS_GIC_TIMER_STARTING", gic_starting_cpu,