diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/time.c b/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
index d2424b068b7b..7f95f479060f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
@@ -92,6 +92,21 @@ module_init(rtc_generic_init);
 
 void (*board_time_init)(void);
 
+static void __init sh_late_time_init(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Make sure all compiled-in early timers register themselves.
+	 *
+	 * Run probe() for two "earlytimer" devices, these will be the
+	 * clockevents and clocksource devices respectively. In the event
+	 * that only a clockevents device is available, we -ENODEV on the
+	 * clocksource and the jiffies clocksource is used transparently
+	 * instead. No error handling is necessary here.
+	 */
+	early_platform_driver_register_all("earlytimer");
+	early_platform_driver_probe("earlytimer", 2, 0);
+}
+
 void __init time_init(void)
 {
 	if (board_time_init)
@@ -108,15 +123,5 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 	local_timer_setup(smp_processor_id());
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * Make sure all compiled-in early timers register themselves.
-	 *
-	 * Run probe() for two "earlytimer" devices, these will be the
-	 * clockevents and clocksource devices respectively. In the event
-	 * that only a clockevents device is available, we -ENODEV on the
-	 * clocksource and the jiffies clocksource is used transparently
-	 * instead. No error handling is necessary here.
-	 */
-	early_platform_driver_register_all("earlytimer");
-	early_platform_driver_probe("earlytimer", 2, 0);
+	late_time_init = sh_late_time_init;
 }