3 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
index 06b29fa73f56..2ac19a6cbf68 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ static void __init smp_copy_vpe_config(void)
 
         /* Propagate Config7 */
         write_vpe_c0_config7(read_c0_config7());
+
+        write_vpe_c0_count(read_c0_count());
 }
 
 static unsigned int __init smp_vpe_init(unsigned int tc, unsigned int mvpconf0,
diff --git a/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c b/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c
index 659706705005..d817c60c5ca5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ static unsigned int __init estimate_cpu_frequency(void)
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MIPS_ATLAS) || defined(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA)
         unsigned long flags;
+        unsigned int start;
 
         local_irq_save(flags);
 
@@ -217,13 +218,13 @@ static unsigned int __init estimate_cpu_frequency(void)
         while (!(CMOS_READ(RTC_REG_A) & RTC_UIP));
 
         /* Start r4k counter. */
-        write_c0_count(0);
+        start = read_c0_count();
 
         /* Read counter exactly on falling edge of update flag */
         while (CMOS_READ(RTC_REG_A) & RTC_UIP);
         while (!(CMOS_READ(RTC_REG_A) & RTC_UIP));
 
-        count = read_c0_count();
+        count = read_c0_count() - start;
 
         /* restore interrupts */
         local_irq_restore(flags);
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/mipsmtregs.h b/include/asm-mips/mipsmtregs.h
index f637ce70758f..3e9468f424f4 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/mipsmtregs.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/mipsmtregs.h
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ do {									\
 #define write_vpe_c0_vpecontrol(val)    mttc0(1, 1, val)
 #define read_vpe_c0_vpeconf0()          mftc0(1, 2)
 #define write_vpe_c0_vpeconf0(val)      mttc0(1, 2, val)
+#define read_vpe_c0_count()             mftc0(9, 0)
+#define write_vpe_c0_count(val)         mttc0(9, 0, val)
 #define read_vpe_c0_status()            mftc0(12, 0)
 #define write_vpe_c0_status(val)        mttc0(12, 0, val)
 #define read_vpe_c0_cause()             mftc0(13, 0)