diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index 4866f7aa32e6..3dc06f0d2a53 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ config CLKSRC_OF
 	bool
 	select CLKSRC_PROBE
 
+config CLKEVT_OF
+	bool
+	select CLKEVT_PROBE
+
 config CLKSRC_ACPI
 	bool
 	select CLKSRC_PROBE
@@ -12,6 +16,9 @@ config CLKSRC_ACPI
 config CLKSRC_PROBE
 	bool
 
+config CLKEVT_PROBE
+	bool
+
 config CLKSRC_I8253
 	bool
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
index a14111e1f087..4b7e9a279c3f 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_CLKSRC_PROBE)	+= clksrc-probe.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CLKEVT_PROBE)	+= clkevt-probe.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_PIT)		+= timer-atmel-pit.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_ST)		+= timer-atmel-st.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_TCB_CLKSRC)	+= tcb_clksrc.o
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/clkevt-probe.c b/drivers/clocksource/clkevt-probe.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8c30fec86094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/clkevt-probe.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Linaro Ltd.  All rights reserved.
+ * Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/clockchip.h>
+
+extern struct of_device_id __clkevt_of_table[];
+
+static const struct of_device_id __clkevt_of_table_sentinel
+	__used __section(__clkevt_of_table_end);
+
+int __init clockevent_probe(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *np;
+	const struct of_device_id *match;
+	of_init_fn_1_ret init_func;
+	int ret, clockevents = 0;
+
+	for_each_matching_node_and_match(np, __clkevt_of_table, &match) {
+		if (!of_device_is_available(np))
+			continue;
+
+		init_func = match->data;
+
+		ret = init_func(np);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_warn("Failed to initialize '%s' (%d)\n",
+				np->name, ret);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		clockevents++;
+	}
+
+	if (!clockevents) {
+		pr_crit("%s: no matching clockevent found\n", __func__);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/clockchips.h b/include/linux/clockchips.h
index 0d442e34c349..5d3053c34fb3 100644
--- a/include/linux/clockchips.h
+++ b/include/linux/clockchips.h
@@ -224,4 +224,13 @@ static inline void tick_setup_hrtimer_broadcast(void) { }
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
 
+#define CLOCKEVENT_OF_DECLARE(name, compat, fn) \
+	OF_DECLARE_1_RET(clkevt, name, compat, fn)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CLKEVT_PROBE
+extern int clockevent_probe(void);
+#els
+static inline int clockevent_probe(void) { return 0; }
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_CLOCKCHIPS_H */