diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-versatile/localtimer.c b/arch/arm/plat-versatile/localtimer.c
index 0fb3961999b5..e15668793159 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-versatile/localtimer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-versatile/localtimer.c
@@ -11,16 +11,42 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_address.h>
 
 #include <asm/smp_twd.h>
 #include <asm/localtimer.h>
 #include <mach/irqs.h>
 
+const static struct of_device_id twd_of_match[] __initconst = {
+       { .compatible = "arm,cortex-a9-twd-timer",      },
+       { .compatible = "arm,cortex-a5-twd-timer",      },
+       { .compatible = "arm,arm11mp-twd-timer",        },
+       { },
+};
+
 /*
  * Setup the local clock events for a CPU.
  */
 int __cpuinit local_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_OF)
+	static int dt_node_probed;
+
+	/* Look for TWD node only once */
+	if (!dt_node_probed) {
+		struct device_node *node = of_find_matching_node(NULL,
+				twd_of_match);
+
+		if (node)
+			twd_base = of_iomap(node, 0);
+
+		dt_node_probed = 1;
+	}
+#endif
+	if (!twd_base)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	evt->irq = IRQ_LOCALTIMER;
 	twd_timer_setup(evt);
 	return 0;