diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/timex.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/timex.h
index 869a3ac6bf23..7ccc077a60be 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/timex.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/timex.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ get_cycles (void)
 	ret = ia64_getreg(_IA64_REG_AR_ITC);
 	return ret;
 }
+#define get_cycles get_cycles
 
 extern void ia64_cpu_local_tick (void);
 extern unsigned long long ia64_native_sched_clock (void);