diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
index a18a5a66c4c3..75dbc8791d05 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
@@ -360,18 +360,19 @@ static struct clk_lookup lookups[] = {
 	}
 };
 
-static int __init clk_init(void)
+void __init realview_init_early(void)
 {
+	void __iomem *sys = __io_address(REALVIEW_SYS_BASE);
+
 	if (machine_is_realview_pb1176())
-		oscvco_clk.vcoreg = __io_address(REALVIEW_SYS_BASE) + REALVIEW_SYS_OSC0_OFFSET;
+		oscvco_clk.vcoreg = sys + REALVIEW_SYS_OSC0_OFFSET;
 	else
-		oscvco_clk.vcoreg = __io_address(REALVIEW_SYS_BASE) + REALVIEW_SYS_OSC4_OFFSET;
+		oscvco_clk.vcoreg = sys + REALVIEW_SYS_OSC4_OFFSET;
 
 	clkdev_add_table(lookups, ARRAY_SIZE(lookups));
 
-	return 0;
+	versatile_sched_clock_init(sys + REALVIEW_SYS_24MHz_OFFSET, 24000000);
 }
-core_initcall(clk_init);
 
 /*
  * CLCD support.
@@ -509,12 +510,6 @@ void realview_leds_event(led_event_t ledevt)
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_LEDS */
 
-/*
- * The sched_clock counter
- */
-#define REFCOUNTER		(__io_address(REALVIEW_SYS_BASE) + \
-				 REALVIEW_SYS_24MHz_OFFSET)
-
 /*
  * Where is the timer (VA)?
  */
@@ -530,8 +525,6 @@ void __init realview_timer_init(unsigned int timer_irq)
 {
 	u32 val;
 
-	versatile_sched_clock_init(REFCOUNTER, 24000000);
-
 	/* 
 	 * set clock frequency: 
 	 *	REALVIEW_REFCLK is 32KHz
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.h b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.h
index 693239ddc39e..27c927387083 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ extern void realview_timer_init(unsigned int timer_irq);
 extern int realview_flash_register(struct resource *res, u32 num);
 extern int realview_eth_register(const char *name, struct resource *res);
 extern int realview_usb_register(struct resource *res);
+extern void realview_init_early(void);
 extern void realview_fixup(struct machine_desc *mdesc, struct tag *tags,
 			   char **from, struct meminfo *meminfo);
 extern void (*realview_reset)(char);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_eb.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_eb.c
index 6ef5c5e528b2..c00e52754efe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_eb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_eb.c
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ MACHINE_START(REALVIEW_EB, "ARM-RealView EB")
 	.boot_params	= PHYS_OFFSET + 0x00000100,
 	.fixup		= realview_fixup,
 	.map_io		= realview_eb_map_io,
+	.init_early	= realview_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= gic_init_irq,
 	.timer		= &realview_eb_timer,
 	.init_machine	= realview_eb_init,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb1176.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb1176.c
index cbdc97a5685f..f0447bbf809b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb1176.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb1176.c
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ MACHINE_START(REALVIEW_PB1176, "ARM-RealView PB1176")
 	.boot_params	= PHYS_OFFSET + 0x00000100,
 	.fixup		= realview_pb1176_fixup,
 	.map_io		= realview_pb1176_map_io,
+	.init_early	= realview_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= gic_init_irq,
 	.timer		= &realview_pb1176_timer,
 	.init_machine	= realview_pb1176_init,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb11mp.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb11mp.c
index 8e8ab7d29a6a..3b4f78870ac1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb11mp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb11mp.c
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ MACHINE_START(REALVIEW_PB11MP, "ARM-RealView PB11MPCore")
 	.boot_params	= PHYS_OFFSET + 0x00000100,
 	.fixup		= realview_fixup,
 	.map_io		= realview_pb11mp_map_io,
+	.init_early	= realview_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= gic_init_irq,
 	.timer		= &realview_pb11mp_timer,
 	.init_machine	= realview_pb11mp_init,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pba8.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pba8.c
index 841118e3e118..f98d4fa74e30 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pba8.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pba8.c
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ MACHINE_START(REALVIEW_PBA8, "ARM-RealView PB-A8")
 	.boot_params	= PHYS_OFFSET + 0x00000100,
 	.fixup		= realview_fixup,
 	.map_io		= realview_pba8_map_io,
+	.init_early	= realview_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= gic_init_irq,
 	.timer		= &realview_pba8_timer,
 	.init_machine	= realview_pba8_init,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pbx.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pbx.c
index 02b755b009db..b0521e1bb1ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pbx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pbx.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ MACHINE_START(REALVIEW_PBX, "ARM-RealView PBX")
 	.boot_params	= PHYS_OFFSET + 0x00000100,
 	.fixup		= realview_pbx_fixup,
 	.map_io		= realview_pbx_map_io,
+	.init_early	= realview_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= gic_init_irq,
 	.timer		= &realview_pbx_timer,
 	.init_machine	= realview_pbx_init,