1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/time.c b/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
index 9d686bf97b0e..364d26ae4215 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 {
         plat_time_init();
 
-        if (!mips_clockevent_init() || !cpu_has_mfc0_count_bug())
+        /*
+         * The use of the R4k timer as a clock event takes precedence;
+         * if reading the Count register might interfere with the timer
+         * interrupt, then we don't use the timer as a clock source.
+         * We may still use the timer as a clock source though if the
+         * timer interrupt isn't reliable; the interference doesn't
+         * matter then, because we don't use the interrupt.
+         */
+        if (mips_clockevent_init() != 0 || !cpu_has_mfc0_count_bug())
                 init_mips_clocksource();
 }