diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-virt/virt.c b/arch/arm/mach-virt/virt.c
index f6ed9cfeb2871d01aba1acb2c9c552a41a8490e9..31666f6b43736fca58ebebaa7cb4d02562b6c25a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-virt/virt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-virt/virt.c
@@ -43,15 +43,11 @@ static const char *virt_dt_match[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static struct sys_timer virt_timer = {
-	.init = virt_timer_init,
-};
-
 extern struct smp_operations virt_smp_ops;
 
 DT_MACHINE_START(VIRT, "Dummy Virtual Machine")
 	.init_irq	= irqchip_init,
-	.timer		= &virt_timer,
+	.init_time	= virt_timer_init,
 	.init_machine	= virt_init,
 	.smp		= smp_ops(virt_smp_ops),
 	.dt_compat	= virt_dt_match,