diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arc_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arc_timer.c
index de93dd1a8c7b..cb18524cc13d 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arc_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arc_timer.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int __init arc_cs_setup_timer1(struct device_node *node)
 
 	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER1_LIMIT, ARC_TIMERN_MAX);
 	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER1_CNT, 0);
-	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER1_CTRL, TIMER_CTRL_NH);
+	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER1_CTRL, ARC_TIMER_CTRL_NH);
 
 	sched_clock_register(arc_timer1_clock_read, 32, arc_timer_freq);
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static void arc_timer_event_setup(unsigned int cycles)
 	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_LIMIT, cycles);
 	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_CNT, 0);	/* start from 0 */
 
-	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_CTRL, TIMER_CTRL_IE | TIMER_CTRL_NH);
+	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_CTRL, ARC_TIMER_CTRL_IE | ARC_TIMER_CTRL_NH);
 }
 
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	 *      explicitly clears IP bit
 	 * 2. Re-arm interrupt if periodic by writing to IE bit [0]
 	 */
-	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_CTRL, irq_reenable | TIMER_CTRL_NH);
+	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_CTRL, irq_reenable | ARC_TIMER_CTRL_NH);
 
 	evt->event_handler(evt);
 
diff --git a/include/soc/arc/timers.h b/include/soc/arc/timers.h
index 7ecde3b159c8..ae99d3e855f1 100644
--- a/include/soc/arc/timers.h
+++ b/include/soc/arc/timers.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #define ARC_REG_TIMER1_CNT	0x100	/* timer 1 count */
 
 /* CTRL reg bits */
-#define TIMER_CTRL_IE	        (1 << 0) /* Interrupt when Count reaches limit */
-#define TIMER_CTRL_NH	        (1 << 1) /* Count only when CPU NOT halted */
+#define ARC_TIMER_CTRL_IE	(1 << 0) /* Interrupt when Count reaches limit */
+#define ARC_TIMER_CTRL_NH	(1 << 1) /* Count only when CPU NOT halted */
 
 #define ARC_TIMERN_MAX		0xFFFFFFFF