diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c
index 398687761f50..3c5fae543cbc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c
@@ -616,8 +616,8 @@ void __init __weak r8a7779_register_twd(void) { }
 void __init r8a7779_earlytimer_init(void)
 {
 	r8a7779_clock_init();
-	shmobile_earlytimer_init();
 	r8a7779_register_twd();
+	shmobile_earlytimer_init();
 }
 
 void __init r8a7779_add_early_devices(void)