diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig
index f7211b57b1e7..165c184801e1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ config MACH_IXP4XX_OF
 	select I2C
 	select I2C_IOP3XX
 	select PCI
-	select TIMER_OF
 	select USE_OF
 	help
 	  Say 'Y' here to support Device Tree-based IXP4xx platforms.
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index 14c7c4712478..66be9ea69e33 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ config IXP4XX_TIMER
 	bool "Intel XScale IXP4xx timer driver" if COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO
+	select TIMER_OF if OF
 	help
 	  Enables support for the Intel XScale IXP4xx SoC timer.