diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c
index 6e8ad4a4ea3c..bedd3570474b 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ static int __init sp804_of_init(struct device_node *np, struct sp804_timer *time
 	struct clk *clk1, *clk2;
 	const char *name = of_get_property(np, "compatible", NULL);
 
+	if (initialized) {
+		pr_debug("%pOF: skipping further SP804 timer device\n", np);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	base = of_iomap(np, 0);
 	if (!base)
 		return -ENXIO;
@@ -285,11 +290,6 @@ static int __init sp804_of_init(struct device_node *np, struct sp804_timer *time
 	writel(0, timer1_base + timer->ctrl);
 	writel(0, timer2_base + timer->ctrl);
 
-	if (initialized || !of_device_is_available(np)) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
 	clk1 = of_clk_get(np, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk1))
 		clk1 = NULL;