diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 8bef63c..9af0133 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 config TARGET_MALTA
 	bool "Support malta"
+	select HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
 	select BOARD_EARLY_INIT_R
 	select DM
 	select DM_SERIAL
@@ -41,17 +42,20 @@
 
 config ARCH_ATH79
 	bool "Support QCA/Atheros ath79"
+	select HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
 	select DM
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	imply CMD_DM
 
 config ARCH_MSCC
 	bool "Support MSCC VCore-III"
+	select HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select DM
 
 config ARCH_BMIPS
 	bool "Support BMIPS SoCs"
+	select HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
 	select CLK
 	select CPU
 	select DM
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@
 
 config ARCH_MTMIPS
 	bool "Support MediaTek MIPS platforms"
+	select HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
 	select CLK
 	imply CMD_DM
 	select DISPLAY_CPUINFO
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@
 config ARCH_JZ47XX
 	bool "Support Ingenic JZ47xx"
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
+	select HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select DM
 
@@ -116,12 +122,14 @@
 
 config MACH_PIC32
 	bool "Support Microchip PIC32"
+	select HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
 	select DM
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	imply CMD_DM
 
 config TARGET_BOSTON
 	bool "Support Boston"
+	select HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
 	select DM
 	imply DM_EVENT
 	select DM_SERIAL
@@ -143,6 +151,7 @@
 
 config TARGET_XILFPGA
 	bool "Support Imagination Xilfpga"
+	select HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
 	select DM
 	select DM_ETH
 	select DM_GPIO
@@ -246,6 +255,12 @@
 	  Disable this, if the U-Boot image is booted from DRAM (e.g. by SPL).
 	  In that case the image size will be reduced by 0x500 bytes.
 
+config SYS_MIPS_TIMER_FREQ
+	int "Fixed MIPS CPU timer frequency in Hz"
+	depends on HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
+	help
+	  Configures a fixed CPU timer frequency.
+
 config MIPS_CM_BASE
 	hex "MIPS CM GCR Base Address"
 	depends on MIPS_CM
@@ -427,6 +442,9 @@
 config SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS64_OCTEON
 	bool
 
+config HAS_FIXED_TIMER_FREQUENCY
+	bool
+
 config CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON
 	bool