diff --git a/arch/um/include/asm/timex.h b/arch/um/include/asm/timex.h
index 0f4ada08f748..62a0fbf79420 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/asm/timex.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/asm/timex.h
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __UM_TIMEX_H
 #define __UM_TIMEX_H
 
-typedef unsigned long cycles_t;
-
-static inline cycles_t get_cycles (void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #define CLOCK_TICK_RATE (HZ)
 
+#include <asm-generic/timex.h>
+
 #endif