diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/spl.c b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/spl.c
index 27ab566d15..53ff85b00a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/spl.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ u32 spl_boot_mode(const u32 boot_device)
 
 __weak void rockchip_stimer_init(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_ARCH_TIMER
 #ifndef CONFIG_ARM64
 	asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c14, c0, 0"
 		     : : "r"(COUNTER_FREQUENCY));
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ __weak void rockchip_stimer_init(void)
 	writel(0xffffffff, CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_STIMER_BASE);
 	writel(0xffffffff, CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_STIMER_BASE + 4);
 	writel(1, CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_STIMER_BASE + 0x10);
+#endif
 }
 
 __weak int arch_cpu_init(void)