diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c
index 62876ba..09a17d9 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/sched_clock.h>
-#include <asm/localtimer.h>
 #include <asm/mach/time.h>
 
 #define SIRFSOC_TIMER_32COUNTER_0_CTRL			0x0000
@@ -151,13 +151,7 @@
 		BIT(1) | BIT(0), sirfsoc_timer_base + SIRFSOC_TIMER_64COUNTER_CTRL);
 }
 
-static struct clock_event_device sirfsoc_clockevent = {
-	.name = "sirfsoc_clockevent",
-	.rating = 200,
-	.features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT,
-	.set_mode = sirfsoc_timer_set_mode,
-	.set_next_event = sirfsoc_timer_set_next_event,
-};
+static struct clock_event_device __percpu *sirfsoc_clockevent;
 
 static struct clocksource sirfsoc_clocksource = {
 	.name = "sirfsoc_clocksource",
@@ -173,11 +167,8 @@
 	.name = "sirfsoc_timer0",
 	.flags = IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_NOBALANCING,
 	.handler = sirfsoc_timer_interrupt,
-	.dev_id = &sirfsoc_clockevent,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS
-
 static struct irqaction sirfsoc_timer1_irq = {
 	.name = "sirfsoc_timer1",
 	.flags = IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_NOBALANCING,
@@ -186,24 +177,28 @@
 
 static int sirfsoc_local_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *ce)
 {
-	/* Use existing clock_event for cpu 0 */
-	if (!smp_processor_id())
-		return 0;
+	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	struct irqaction *action;
 
-	ce->irq = sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq;
+	if (cpu == 0)
+		action = &sirfsoc_timer_irq;
+	else
+		action = &sirfsoc_timer1_irq;
+
+	ce->irq = action->irq;
 	ce->name = "local_timer";
-	ce->features = sirfsoc_clockevent.features;
-	ce->rating = sirfsoc_clockevent.rating;
+	ce->features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT;
+	ce->rating = 200;
 	ce->set_mode = sirfsoc_timer_set_mode;
 	ce->set_next_event = sirfsoc_timer_set_next_event;
-	ce->shift = sirfsoc_clockevent.shift;
-	ce->mult = sirfsoc_clockevent.mult;
-	ce->max_delta_ns = sirfsoc_clockevent.max_delta_ns;
-	ce->min_delta_ns = sirfsoc_clockevent.min_delta_ns;
+	clockevents_calc_mult_shift(ce, CLOCK_TICK_RATE, 60);
+	ce->max_delta_ns = clockevent_delta2ns(-2, ce);
+	ce->min_delta_ns = clockevent_delta2ns(2, ce);
+	ce->cpumask = cpumask_of(cpu);
 
-	sirfsoc_timer1_irq.dev_id = ce;
-	BUG_ON(setup_irq(ce->irq, &sirfsoc_timer1_irq));
-	irq_set_affinity(sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq, cpumask_of(1));
+	action->dev_id = ce;
+	BUG_ON(setup_irq(ce->irq, action));
+	irq_set_affinity(action->irq, cpumask_of(cpu));
 
 	clockevents_register_device(ce);
 	return 0;
@@ -211,31 +206,48 @@
 
 static void sirfsoc_local_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *ce)
 {
+	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+
 	sirfsoc_timer_count_disable(1);
 
-	remove_irq(sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq, &sirfsoc_timer1_irq);
+	if (cpu == 0)
+		remove_irq(sirfsoc_timer_irq.irq, &sirfsoc_timer_irq);
+	else
+		remove_irq(sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq, &sirfsoc_timer1_irq);
 }
 
-static struct local_timer_ops sirfsoc_local_timer_ops = {
-	.setup	= sirfsoc_local_timer_setup,
-	.stop	= sirfsoc_local_timer_stop,
+static int sirfsoc_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+			      unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Grab cpu pointer in each case to avoid spurious
+	 * preemptible warnings
+	 */
+	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
+	case CPU_STARTING:
+		sirfsoc_local_timer_setup(this_cpu_ptr(sirfsoc_clockevent));
+		break;
+	case CPU_DYING:
+		sirfsoc_local_timer_stop(this_cpu_ptr(sirfsoc_clockevent));
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block sirfsoc_cpu_nb = {
+	.notifier_call = sirfsoc_cpu_notify,
 };
-#endif /* CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS */
 
 static void __init sirfsoc_clockevent_init(void)
 {
-	clockevents_calc_mult_shift(&sirfsoc_clockevent, CLOCK_TICK_RATE, 60);
+	sirfsoc_clockevent = alloc_percpu(struct clock_event_device);
+	BUG_ON(!sirfsoc_clockevent);
 
-	sirfsoc_clockevent.max_delta_ns =
-		clockevent_delta2ns(-2, &sirfsoc_clockevent);
-	sirfsoc_clockevent.min_delta_ns =
-		clockevent_delta2ns(2, &sirfsoc_clockevent);
+	BUG_ON(register_cpu_notifier(&sirfsoc_cpu_nb));
 
-	sirfsoc_clockevent.cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
-	clockevents_register_device(&sirfsoc_clockevent);
-#ifdef CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS
-	local_timer_register(&sirfsoc_local_timer_ops);
-#endif
+	/* Immediately configure the timer on the boot CPU */
+	sirfsoc_local_timer_setup(this_cpu_ptr(sirfsoc_clockevent));
 }
 
 /* initialize the kernel jiffy timer source */
@@ -273,8 +285,6 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(clocksource_register_hz(&sirfsoc_clocksource, CLOCK_TICK_RATE));
 
-	BUG_ON(setup_irq(sirfsoc_timer_irq.irq, &sirfsoc_timer_irq));
-
 	sirfsoc_clockevent_init();
 }
 
@@ -288,11 +298,9 @@
 	if (!sirfsoc_timer_irq.irq)
 		panic("No irq passed for timer0 via DT\n");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS
 	sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 1);
 	if (!sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq)
 		panic("No irq passed for timer1 via DT\n");
-#endif
 
 	sirfsoc_marco_timer_init();
 }