diff --git a/plat/intel/soc/common/socfpga_delay_timer.c b/plat/intel/soc/common/socfpga_delay_timer.c
index ff8a556..c55cc9d 100644
--- a/plat/intel/soc/common/socfpga_delay_timer.c
+++ b/plat/intel/soc/common/socfpga_delay_timer.c
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@
 {
 	timer_init(&plat_timer_ops);
 	mmio_write_32(SOCFPGA_GLOBAL_TIMER, SOCFPGA_GLOBAL_TIMER_EN);
+
+	asm volatile("msr cntp_ctl_el0, %0" : : "r" (SOCFPGA_GLOBAL_TIMER_EN));
+	asm volatile("msr cntp_tval_el0, %0" : : "r" (~0));
+
 }