diff --git a/lib/psci/psci_setup.c b/lib/psci/psci_setup.c
index a841dda..c00bd94 100644
--- a/lib/psci/psci_setup.c
+++ b/lib/psci/psci_setup.c
@@ -266,8 +266,10 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 void psci_arch_setup(void)
 {
+#if ARM_ARCH_MAJOR > 7 || defined(ARMV7_SUPPORTS_GENERIC_TIMER)
 	/* Program the counter frequency */
 	write_cntfrq_el0(plat_get_syscnt_freq2());
+#endif
 
 	/* Initialize the cpu_ops pointer. */
 	init_cpu_ops();