diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c
index 9c841980eed1..c9aa0498fb84 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ static int __init sp804_of_init(struct device_node *np)
 	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;
@@ -223,11 +228,6 @@ static int __init sp804_of_init(struct device_node *np)
 	writel(0, base + TIMER_CTRL);
 	writel(0, base + TIMER_2_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;