diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_setup.c
index 9182bd1..cab6113 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_setup.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <console.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <desc_image_load.h>
+#include <generic_delay_timer.h>
 #ifdef SPD_opteed
 #include <optee_utils.h>
 #endif
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@
 void bl2_early_platform_setup(meminfo_t *mem_layout)
 {
 	arm_bl2_early_platform_setup(mem_layout);
+	generic_delay_timer_init();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
index 20372c2..0e14806 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@
 BL1_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/common/arm_pm.c
 endif
 
-BL2_SOURCES		+=	drivers/io/io_fip.c				\
+BL2_SOURCES		+=	drivers/delay_timer/delay_timer.c		\
+				drivers/delay_timer/generic_delay_timer.c	\
+				drivers/io/io_fip.c				\
 				drivers/io/io_memmap.c				\
 				drivers/io/io_storage.c				\
 				plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_setup.c			\
@@ -159,7 +161,9 @@
 endif
 endif
 
-BL2U_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/common/arm_bl2u_setup.c
+BL2U_SOURCES		+=	drivers/delay_timer/delay_timer.c		\
+				drivers/delay_timer/generic_delay_timer.c	\
+				plat/arm/common/arm_bl2u_setup.c
 
 BL31_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c		\
 				plat/arm/common/arm_pm.c			\