diff --git a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/aarch64/versal_net_common.c b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/aarch64/versal_net_common.c
index 69c5c87..f0cbec1 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/aarch64/versal_net_common.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/aarch64/versal_net_common.c
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@
 
 void versal_net_config_setup(void)
 {
+	generic_delay_timer_init();
+
+#if (TFA_NO_PM == 0)
+	/* Configure IPI data for versal_net */
+	versal_net_ipi_config_table_init();
+#endif
+}
+
+void syscnt_freq_config_setup(void)
+{
 	uint32_t val;
 	uintptr_t crl_base, iou_scntrs_base, psx_base;
 
@@ -137,16 +147,22 @@
 		      cpu_clock);
 	mmio_write_32(iou_scntrs_base + VERSAL_NET_IOU_SCNTRS_COUNTER_CONTROL_REG_OFFSET,
 		      VERSAL_NET_IOU_SCNTRS_CONTROL_EN);
-
-	generic_delay_timer_init();
-
-#if (TFA_NO_PM == 0)
-	/* Configure IPI data for versal_net */
-	versal_net_ipi_config_table_init();
-#endif
 }
 
 uint32_t plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
 {
-	return cpu_clock;
+	uint32_t counter_freq = 0;
+	uint32_t ret = 0;
+
+	counter_freq = mmio_read_32(VERSAL_NET_IOU_SCNTRS +
+				    VERSAL_NET_IOU_SCNTRS_BASE_FREQ_OFFSET);
+	if (counter_freq != 0U) {
+		ret = counter_freq;
+	} else {
+		INFO("Indicates counter frequency %dHz setting to %dHz\n",
+		     counter_freq, cpu_clock);
+		ret  = cpu_clock;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/bl31_versal_net_setup.c b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/bl31_versal_net_setup.c
index 56ef27b..283fee3 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/bl31_versal_net_setup.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/bl31_versal_net_setup.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <plat/common/platform.h>
 #include <plat_arm.h>
 #include <plat_console.h>
+#include <plat_clkfunc.h>
 
 #include <plat_fdt.h>
 #include <plat_private.h>
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@
 		panic();
 	}
 
+	syscnt_freq_config_setup();
+
+	set_cnt_freq();
+
 	setup_console();
 
 	NOTICE("TF-A running on %s %d.%d\n", board_name_decode(),
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/include/plat_private.h b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/include/plat_private.h
index 9cd8636..0b82ca7 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/include/plat_private.h
+++ b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/include/plat_private.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 } versal_intr_info_type_el3_t;
 
 void versal_net_config_setup(void);
+void syscnt_freq_config_setup(void);
 uint32_t get_uart_clk(void);
 
 const mmap_region_t *plat_get_mmap(void);
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/platform.mk b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/platform.mk
index 65ebaaa..ad1ee2b 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/platform.mk
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 BL31_SOURCES		+=	plat/xilinx/common/plat_fdt.c			\
 				plat/xilinx/common/plat_startup.c		\
 				plat/xilinx/common/plat_console.c		\
+				plat/xilinx/common/plat_clkfunc.c		\
 				plat/xilinx/common/ipi.c			\
 				plat/xilinx/common/ipi_mailbox_service/ipi_mailbox_svc.c \
 				plat/xilinx/common/versal.c			\