diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/timer.c
index 2f1df47..6366654 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/timer.c
@@ -182,14 +182,18 @@
 static void __init tegra_init_timer(void)
 {
 	struct clk *clk;
-	unsigned long rate = clk_measure_input_freq();
+	unsigned long rate;
 	int ret;
 
 	clk = clk_get_sys("timer", NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(clk))
-		pr_warn("Unable to get timer clock\n");
-	else
+	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
+		pr_warn("Unable to get timer clock."
+			" Assuming 12Mhz input clock.\n");
+		rate = 12000000;
+	} else {
 		clk_enable(clk);
+		rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * rtc registers are used by read_persistent_clock, keep the rtc clock