diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/nomadik-mtu.c b/drivers/clocksource/nomadik-mtu.c
index 8914c3c1c88b..7cbcaa02f52c 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/nomadik-mtu.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/nomadik-mtu.c
@@ -226,5 +226,6 @@ void __init nmdk_timer_init(void __iomem *base, int irq)
 	/* Timer 1 is used for events, register irq and clockevents */
 	setup_irq(irq, &nmdk_timer_irq);
 	nmdk_clkevt.cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
+	nmdk_clkevt.irq = irq;
 	clockevents_config_and_register(&nmdk_clkevt, rate, 2, 0xffffffffU);
 }