diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/timer.c
index d21eebfb4eb1766cc43909c7f2e3046aab615d1e..8efc34bcf12061d81244e6736c45b38b54e32b17 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/timer.c
@@ -138,8 +138,5 @@ ulong get_timer(ulong base)
  */
 ulong get_tbclk(void)
 {
-	ulong tbclk;
-
-	tbclk = CONFIG_SYS_HZ;
-	return tbclk;
+	return timer_freq;
 }