diff --git a/include/drivers/delay_timer.h b/include/drivers/delay_timer.h
index 4f3bdc8..0dec626 100644
--- a/include/drivers/delay_timer.h
+++ b/include/drivers/delay_timer.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  * The driver must be initialized with a structure that provides a
  * function pointer to return the timer value and a clock
  * multiplier/divider. The ratio of the multiplier and the divider is
- * the clock frequency in MHz.
+ * the clock period in microseconds.
  ********************************************************************/
 
 typedef struct timer_ops {
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/board/common/v2m_def.h b/include/plat/arm/board/common/v2m_def.h
index 7ed0af6..888792e 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/board/common/v2m_def.h
+++ b/include/plat/arm/board/common/v2m_def.h
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@
 #define V2M_SP804_TIMER0_BASE		0x1C110000
 #define V2M_SP804_TIMER1_BASE		0x1C120000
 
+/* SP810 controller */
+#define V2M_SP810_BASE			0x1c020000
+#define V2M_SP810_CTRL_TIM0_SEL		(1 << 15)
+#define V2M_SP810_CTRL_TIM1_SEL		(1 << 17)
+#define V2M_SP810_CTRL_TIM2_SEL		(1 << 19)
+#define V2M_SP810_CTRL_TIM3_SEL		(1 << 21)
+
 #define V2M_MAP_FLASH0_RW		MAP_REGION_FLAT(V2M_FLASH0_BASE,\
 						V2M_FLASH0_SIZE,	\
 						MT_DEVICE | MT_RW | MT_SECURE)
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c
index b1cdef4..305309a 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include <mmio.h>
 #include <plat_arm.h>
 #include <sp804_delay_timer.h>
 #include <v2m_def.h>
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@
 {
 	arm_bl2_platform_setup();
 
+	/* Enable the clock override for SP804 timer 0, which means that no
+	 * clock dividers are applied and the raw (35 MHz) clock will be used */
+	mmio_write_32(V2M_SP810_BASE, FVP_SP810_CTRL_TIM0_OV);
+
 	/* Initialize delay timer driver using SP804 dual timer 0 */
 	sp804_timer_init(V2M_SP804_TIMER0_BASE,
 			SP804_TIMER_CLKMULT, SP804_TIMER_CLKDIV);
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_def.h b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_def.h
index 3af4db6..41b872a 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_def.h
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_def.h
@@ -96,8 +96,14 @@
 #define PWRC_BASE			0x1c100000
 
 /* FVP SP804 timer frequency is 35 MHz*/
-#define SP804_TIMER_CLKMULT		35
-#define SP804_TIMER_CLKDIV		1
+#define SP804_TIMER_CLKMULT		1
+#define SP804_TIMER_CLKDIV		35
+
+/* SP810 controller. FVP specific flags */
+#define FVP_SP810_CTRL_TIM0_OV		(1 << 16)
+#define FVP_SP810_CTRL_TIM1_OV		(1 << 18)
+#define FVP_SP810_CTRL_TIM2_OV		(1 << 20)
+#define FVP_SP810_CTRL_TIM3_OV		(1 << 22)
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * GIC-400 & interrupt handling related constants