diff --git a/board/freescale/ls2085a/ls2085a.c b/board/freescale/ls2085a/ls2085a.c
index 163a4c486a6acb03c43b377902af8e2112a8c54d..ee75d1b7eda5d6492aeebfd76ebdc15e62a2242c 100644
--- a/board/freescale/ls2085a/ls2085a.c
+++ b/board/freescale/ls2085a/ls2085a.c
@@ -59,8 +59,15 @@ int timer_init(void)
 	u32 __iomem *cntcr = (u32 *)CONFIG_SYS_FSL_TIMER_ADDR;
 	u32 __iomem *cltbenr = (u32 *)CONFIG_SYS_FSL_PMU_CLTBENR;
 
-	out_le32(cltbenr, 0x1);		/* enable cluster0 timebase */
-	out_le32(cntcr, 0x1);		/* enable clock for timer */
+	/* Enable timebase for all clusters.
+	 * It is safe to do so even some clusters are not enabled.
+	 */
+	out_le32(cltbenr, 0xf);
+
+	/* Enable clock for timer
+	 * This is a global setting.
+	 */
+	out_le32(cntcr, 0x1);
 
 	return 0;
 }