diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c
index a156d2108df1..3ffdbc92ba82 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ unsigned int __init sh73a0_get_core_count(void)
 {
 	void __iomem *scu_base = scu_base_addr();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARM_TWD
+	/* twd_base needs to be initialized before percpu_timer_setup() */
+	twd_base = (void __iomem *)0xf0000600;
+#endif
+
 	return scu_get_core_count(scu_base);
 }
 
@@ -82,10 +87,6 @@ int __cpuinit sh73a0_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu)
 
 void __init sh73a0_smp_prepare_cpus(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARM_TWD
-	twd_base = (void __iomem *)0xf0000600;
-#endif
-
 	scu_enable(scu_base_addr());
 
 	/* Map the reset vector (in headsmp.S) */