diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c
index 3acb45af503f..c5028f1f3331 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c
@@ -929,11 +929,17 @@ void __init sh73a0_add_standard_devices(void)
 			    ARRAY_SIZE(sh73a0_late_devices));
 }
 
+void __init sh73a0_init_delay(void)
+{
+	shmobile_setup_delay(1196, 44, 46); /* Cortex-A9 @ 1196MHz */
+}
+
 /* do nothing for !CONFIG_SMP or !CONFIG_HAVE_TWD */
 void __init __weak sh73a0_register_twd(void) { }
 
 void __init sh73a0_earlytimer_init(void)
 {
+	sh73a0_init_delay();
 	sh73a0_clock_init();
 	shmobile_earlytimer_init();
 	sh73a0_register_twd();
@@ -952,11 +958,6 @@ void __init sh73a0_add_early_devices(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USE_OF
 
-void __init sh73a0_init_delay(void)
-{
-	shmobile_setup_delay(1196, 44, 46); /* Cortex-A9 @ 1196MHz */
-}
-
 static const struct of_dev_auxdata sh73a0_auxdata_lookup[] __initconst = {
 	{},
 };