diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_timers.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_timers.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <platform.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <system_timer.h>
+#include <timer.h>
+
+#pragma weak plat_initialise_timer_ops
+
+static const plat_timer_t plat_timers = {
+	.program = program_systimer,
+	.cancel = cancel_systimer,
+	.handler = handler_systimer,
+	.timer_step_value = 2,
+	.timer_irq = IRQ_CNTPSIRQ1
+};
+
+int plat_initialise_timer_ops(const plat_timer_t **timer_ops)
+{
+	assert(timer_ops != NULL);
+	*timer_ops = &plat_timers;
+
+	/* Initialise the system timer */
+	init_systimer(SYS_CNT_BASE1);
+
+	return 0;
+}