1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c
index 9bfdd5ad2441..2232032181be 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ static cycle_t msm_read_timer_count(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
         struct msm_clock *clk = container_of(cs, struct msm_clock, clocksource);
 
-        return readl(clk->global_counter);
+        /*
+         * Shift timer count down by a constant due to unreliable lower bits
+         * on some targets.
+         */
+        return readl(clk->global_counter) >> clk->shift;
 }
 
 static struct msm_clock *clockevent_to_clock(struct clock_event_device *evt)