diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c
index aeaa09a3c655..2cdc131b50ac 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c
@@ -700,10 +700,8 @@ static void pcic_clear_clock_irq(void)
 
 static irqreturn_t pcic_timer_handler (int irq, void *h)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);	/* Dummy, to show that we remember */
 	pcic_clear_clock_irq();
-	do_timer(1);
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+	xtime_update(1);
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 	update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c
index 9c743b1886ff..4211bfc9bcad 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int update_persistent_clock(struct timespec now)
 
 /*
  * timer_interrupt() needs to keep up the real-time clock,
- * as well as call the "do_timer()" routine every clocktick
+ * as well as call the "xtime_update()" routine every clocktick
  */
 
 #define TICK_SIZE (tick_nsec / 1000)
@@ -96,14 +96,9 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int dummy, void *dev_id)
 	profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
 #endif
 
-	/* Protect counter clear so that do_gettimeoffset works */
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	clear_clock_irq();
 
-	do_timer(1);
-
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+	xtime_update(1);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 	update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));