diff --git a/bl31/aarch64/bl31_arch_setup.c b/bl31/aarch64/bl31_arch_setup.c
index 0871b4195..3deacbae0 100644
--- a/bl31/aarch64/bl31_arch_setup.c
+++ b/bl31/aarch64/bl31_arch_setup.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 void bl31_arch_setup(void)
 {
 	/* Program the counter frequency */
-	write_cntfrq_el0(plat_get_syscnt_freq());
+	write_cntfrq_el0(plat_get_syscnt_freq2());
 
 	/* Initialize the cpu_ops pointer. */
 	init_cpu_ops();
diff --git a/docs/porting-guide.md b/docs/porting-guide.md
index 5004d3099..0cd36134f 100644
--- a/docs/porting-guide.md
+++ b/docs/porting-guide.md
@@ -1529,10 +1529,10 @@ state. This function must return a pointer to the `entry_point_info` structure
 (that was copied during `bl31_early_platform_setup()`) if the image exists. It
 should return NULL otherwise.
 
-### Function : plat_get_syscnt_freq() [mandatory]
+### Function : plat_get_syscnt_freq2() [mandatory]
 
     Argument : void
-    Return   : uint64_t
+    Return   : unsigned int
 
 This function is used by the architecture setup code to retrieve the counter
 frequency for the CPU's generic timer.  This value will be programmed into the
diff --git a/include/plat/common/platform.h b/include/plat/common/platform.h
index 42260e9fe..a08a12e40 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/platform.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/platform.h
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ struct image_desc;
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Mandatory common functions
  ******************************************************************************/
-unsigned long long plat_get_syscnt_freq(void);
+unsigned long long plat_get_syscnt_freq(void) __deprecated;
+unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void);
+
 int plat_get_image_source(unsigned int image_id,
 			uintptr_t *dev_handle,
 			uintptr_t *image_spec);
diff --git a/plat/common/aarch64/plat_common.c b/plat/common/aarch64/plat_common.c
index 9070c613c..432234153 100644
--- a/plat/common/aarch64/plat_common.c
+++ b/plat/common/aarch64/plat_common.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #pragma weak bl31_plat_enable_mmu
 #pragma weak bl32_plat_enable_mmu
 #pragma weak bl31_plat_runtime_setup
+#if !ERROR_DEPRECATED
+#pragma weak plat_get_syscnt_freq2
+#endif /* ERROR_DEPRECATED */
 
 void bl31_plat_enable_mmu(uint32_t flags)
 {
@@ -74,3 +77,14 @@ unsigned int platform_core_pos_helper(unsigned long mpidr)
 }
 #endif
 
+
+#if !ERROR_DEPRECATED
+unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
+{
+	unsigned long long freq = plat_get_syscnt_freq();
+
+	assert(freq >> 32 == 0);
+
+	return (unsigned int)freq;
+}
+#endif /* ERROR_DEPRECATED */
diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci/psci_suspend.c b/services/std_svc/psci/psci_suspend.c
index bd0c5dbcd..367bb32a6 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci/psci_suspend.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci/psci_suspend.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ exit:
 void psci_cpu_suspend_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx,
 			     psci_power_state_t *state_info)
 {
-	unsigned long long counter_freq;
+	unsigned int counter_freq;
 	unsigned int max_off_lvl;
 
 	/* Ensure we have been woken up from a suspended state */
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void psci_cpu_suspend_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx,
 	psci_do_pwrup_cache_maintenance();
 
 	/* Re-init the cntfrq_el0 register */
-	counter_freq = plat_get_syscnt_freq();
+	counter_freq = plat_get_syscnt_freq2();
 	write_cntfrq_el0(counter_freq);
 
 	/*