diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/armada100/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/armada100/timer.c
index fbade4b45961515c1fdc1ef06629016d1b80dfae..355cd6d1d8200e055b639698273b7fc70a12f9b2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/armada100/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/armada100/timer.c
@@ -190,3 +190,21 @@ void reset_cpu (unsigned long ignored)
 
 	while(1);
 }
+
+/*
+ * This function is derived from PowerPC code (read timebase as long long).
+ * On ARM it just returns the timer value.
+ */
+unsigned long long get_ticks(void)
+{
+	return get_timer(0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function is derived from PowerPC code (timebase clock frequency).
+ * On ARM it returns the number of timer ticks per second.
+ */
+ulong get_tbclk (void)
+{
+	return (ulong)CONFIG_SYS_HZ;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/timer.c
index a98f54c05bff1e0bc7430e1a1655a4962b479a89..f5d01603977a01affebaacfc87dd67da986d3109 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/timer.c
@@ -153,3 +153,21 @@ int timer_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * This function is derived from PowerPC code (read timebase as long long).
+ * On ARM it just returns the timer value.
+ */
+unsigned long long get_ticks(void)
+{
+	return get_timer(0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function is derived from PowerPC code (timebase clock frequency).
+ * On ARM it returns the number of timer ticks per second.
+ */
+ulong get_tbclk (void)
+{
+	return (ulong)CONFIG_SYS_HZ;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/timer.c
index e39ecc245b476fd25ea4a030e9580af179570b43..8a8aaf15d901b440f4437afa56efb68233586866 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/timer.c
@@ -167,3 +167,21 @@ void timer_init_r(void)
 	lastdec = read_timer();
 	timestamp = 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * This function is derived from PowerPC code (read timebase as long long).
+ * On ARM it just returns the timer value.
+ */
+unsigned long long get_ticks(void)
+{
+	return get_timer(0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function is derived from PowerPC code (timebase clock frequency).
+ * On ARM it returns the number of timer ticks per second.
+ */
+ulong get_tbclk (void)
+{
+	return (ulong)CONFIG_SYS_HZ;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/pantheon/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/pantheon/timer.c
index 17045b1c2f688e423e39254125a4032e89f652fa..28aadada7033bad0e82a9a4b7a2e2e34198b4935 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/pantheon/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/pantheon/timer.c
@@ -197,3 +197,21 @@ void reset_cpu (unsigned long ignored)
 	/*enable functional WDT clock */
 	writel(APBC_APBCLK | APBC_FNCLK, &mpmu->wdtpcr);
 }
+
+/*
+ * This function is derived from PowerPC code (read timebase as long long).
+ * On ARM it just returns the timer value.
+ */
+unsigned long long get_ticks(void)
+{
+	return get_timer(0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function is derived from PowerPC code (timebase clock frequency).
+ * On ARM it returns the number of timer ticks per second.
+ */
+ulong get_tbclk (void)
+{
+	return (ulong)CONFIG_SYS_HZ;
+}