diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c b/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c
index efe4aef..4a31e86 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <linux/time-armada-370-xp.h>
 
 #include <asm/sched_clock.h>
-#include <asm/localtimer.h>
 /*
  * Timer block registers.
  */
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static bool timer25Mhz = true;
  */
 static u32 ticks_per_jiffy;
 
-static struct clock_event_device __percpu **percpu_armada_370_xp_evt;
+static struct clock_event_device __percpu *armada_370_xp_evt;
 
 static u32 notrace armada_370_xp_read_sched_clock(void)
 {
@@ -143,21 +143,14 @@ armada_370_xp_clkevt_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 	}
 }
 
-static struct clock_event_device armada_370_xp_clkevt = {
-	.name		= "armada_370_xp_per_cpu_tick",
-	.features	= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT | CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC,
-	.shift		= 32,
-	.rating		= 300,
-	.set_next_event	= armada_370_xp_clkevt_next_event,
-	.set_mode	= armada_370_xp_clkevt_mode,
-};
+static int armada_370_xp_clkevt_irq;
 
 static irqreturn_t armada_370_xp_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	/*
 	 * ACK timer interrupt and call event handler.
 	 */
-	struct clock_event_device *evt = *(struct clock_event_device **)dev_id;
+	struct clock_event_device *evt = dev_id;
 
 	writel(TIMER0_CLR_MASK, local_base + LCL_TIMER_EVENTS_STATUS);
 	evt->event_handler(evt);
@@ -173,42 +166,55 @@ static int __cpuinit armada_370_xp_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 	u32 u;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
-	/* Use existing clock_event for cpu 0 */
-	if (!smp_processor_id())
-		return 0;
-
 	u = readl(local_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
 	if (timer25Mhz)
 		writel(u | TIMER0_25MHZ, local_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
 	else
 		writel(u & ~TIMER0_25MHZ, local_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
 
-	evt->name		= armada_370_xp_clkevt.name;
-	evt->irq		= armada_370_xp_clkevt.irq;
-	evt->features		= armada_370_xp_clkevt.features;
-	evt->shift		= armada_370_xp_clkevt.shift;
-	evt->rating		= armada_370_xp_clkevt.rating,
+	evt->name		= "armada_370_xp_per_cpu_tick",
+	evt->features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT |
+				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC;
+	evt->shift		= 32,
+	evt->rating		= 300,
 	evt->set_next_event	= armada_370_xp_clkevt_next_event,
 	evt->set_mode		= armada_370_xp_clkevt_mode,
+	evt->irq		= armada_370_xp_clkevt_irq;
 	evt->cpumask		= cpumask_of(cpu);
 
-	*__this_cpu_ptr(percpu_armada_370_xp_evt) = evt;
-
 	clockevents_config_and_register(evt, timer_clk, 1, 0xfffffffe);
 	enable_percpu_irq(evt->irq, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void  armada_370_xp_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *evt)
+static void __cpuinit armada_370_xp_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
 	evt->set_mode(CLOCK_EVT_MODE_UNUSED, evt);
 	disable_percpu_irq(evt->irq);
 }
 
-static struct local_timer_ops armada_370_xp_local_timer_ops __cpuinitdata = {
-	.setup	= armada_370_xp_timer_setup,
-	.stop	=  armada_370_xp_timer_stop,
+static int __cpuinit armada_370_xp_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+					   unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Grab cpu pointer in each case to avoid spurious
+	 * preemptible warnings
+	 */
+	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
+	case CPU_STARTING:
+		armada_370_xp_timer_setup(this_cpu_ptr(armada_370_xp_evt));
+		break;
+	case CPU_DYING:
+		armada_370_xp_timer_stop(this_cpu_ptr(armada_370_xp_evt));
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block armada_370_xp_timer_cpu_nb __cpuinitdata = {
+	.notifier_call = armada_370_xp_timer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
 void __init armada_370_xp_timer_init(void)
@@ -224,9 +230,6 @@ void __init armada_370_xp_timer_init(void)
 
 	if (of_find_property(np, "marvell,timer-25Mhz", NULL)) {
 		/* The fixed 25MHz timer is available so let's use it */
-		u = readl(local_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
-		writel(u | TIMER0_25MHZ,
-		       local_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
 		u = readl(timer_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
 		writel(u | TIMER0_25MHZ,
 		       timer_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
@@ -236,9 +239,6 @@ void __init armada_370_xp_timer_init(void)
 		struct clk *clk = of_clk_get(np, 0);
 		WARN_ON(IS_ERR(clk));
 		rate =  clk_get_rate(clk);
-		u = readl(local_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
-		writel(u & ~(TIMER0_25MHZ),
-		       local_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
 
 		u = readl(timer_base + TIMER_CTRL_OFF);
 		writel(u & ~(TIMER0_25MHZ),
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void __init armada_370_xp_timer_init(void)
 	 * We use timer 0 as clocksource, and private(local) timer 0
 	 * for clockevents
 	 */
-	armada_370_xp_clkevt.irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 4);
+	armada_370_xp_clkevt_irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 4);
 
 	ticks_per_jiffy = (timer_clk + HZ / 2) / HZ;
 
@@ -277,26 +277,19 @@ void __init armada_370_xp_timer_init(void)
 			      "armada_370_xp_clocksource",
 			      timer_clk, 300, 32, clocksource_mmio_readl_down);
 
-	/* Register the clockevent on the private timer of CPU 0 */
-	armada_370_xp_clkevt.cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
-	clockevents_config_and_register(&armada_370_xp_clkevt,
-					timer_clk, 1, 0xfffffffe);
+	register_cpu_notifier(&armada_370_xp_timer_cpu_nb);
 
-	percpu_armada_370_xp_evt = alloc_percpu(struct clock_event_device *);
+	armada_370_xp_evt = alloc_percpu(struct clock_event_device);
 
 
 	/*
 	 * Setup clockevent timer (interrupt-driven).
 	 */
-	*__this_cpu_ptr(percpu_armada_370_xp_evt) = &armada_370_xp_clkevt;
-	res = request_percpu_irq(armada_370_xp_clkevt.irq,
+	res = request_percpu_irq(armada_370_xp_clkevt_irq,
 				armada_370_xp_timer_interrupt,
-				armada_370_xp_clkevt.name,
-				percpu_armada_370_xp_evt);
-	if (!res) {
-		enable_percpu_irq(armada_370_xp_clkevt.irq, 0);
-#ifdef CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS
-		local_timer_register(&armada_370_xp_local_timer_ops);
-#endif
-	}
+				"armada_370_xp_per_cpu_tick",
+				armada_370_xp_evt);
+	/* Immediately configure the timer on the boot CPU */
+	if (!res)
+		armada_370_xp_timer_setup(this_cpu_ptr(armada_370_xp_evt));
 }
