diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h
index 83ad3fe0a75f..cc1d73514ffa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 extern void shmobile_earlytimer_init(void);
 extern struct sys_timer shmobile_timer;
+extern void shmobile_setup_delay(unsigned int max_cpu_core_mhz,
+				 unsigned int mult, unsigned int div);
 struct twd_local_timer;
 void shmobile_twd_init(struct twd_local_timer *twd_local_timer);
 extern void shmobile_setup_console(void);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c
index 2fba5f3d1c8a..599e0081a533 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c
@@ -19,9 +19,26 @@
  *
  */
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <asm/mach/time.h>
 #include <asm/smp_twd.h>
 
+void __init shmobile_setup_delay(unsigned int max_cpu_core_mhz,
+				 unsigned int mult, unsigned int div)
+{
+	/* calculate a worst-case loops-per-jiffy value
+	 * based on maximum cpu core mhz setting and the
+	 * __delay() implementation in arch/arm/lib/delay.S
+	 *
+	 * this will result in a longer delay than expected
+	 * when the cpu core runs on lower frequencies.
+	 */
+
+	unsigned int value = (1000000 * mult) / (HZ * div);
+
+	lpj_fine = max_cpu_core_mhz * value;
+}
+
 static void __init shmobile_late_time_init(void)
 {
 	/*