diff --git a/arch/nds32/kernel/time.c b/arch/nds32/kernel/time.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright (C) 2005-2017 Andes Technology Corporation
+
+#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/clk-provider.h>
+
+void __init time_init(void)
+{
+	of_clk_init(NULL);
+	timer_probe();
+}