diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index bda7f193baab..af7412549e6e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -1724,12 +1724,16 @@ static inline void cpu_probe_loongson(struct cpuinfo_mips *c, unsigned int cpu)
 		c->ases |= (MIPS_ASE_LOONGSON_MMI | MIPS_ASE_LOONGSON_CAM |
 			MIPS_ASE_LOONGSON_EXT | MIPS_ASE_LOONGSON_EXT2);
 		c->ases &= ~MIPS_ASE_VZ; /* VZ of Loongson-3A2000/3000 is incomplete */
+		change_c0_config6(LOONGSON_CONF6_EXTIMER | LOONGSON_CONF6_INTIMER,
+				  LOONGSON_CONF6_INTIMER);
 		break;
 	case PRID_IMP_LOONGSON_64G:
 		__cpu_name[cpu] = "ICT Loongson-3";
 		set_elf_platform(cpu, "loongson3a");
 		set_isa(c, MIPS_CPU_ISA_M64R2);
 		decode_cpucfg(c);
+		change_c0_config6(LOONGSON_CONF6_EXTIMER | LOONGSON_CONF6_INTIMER,
+				  LOONGSON_CONF6_INTIMER);
 		break;
 	default:
 		panic("Unknown Loongson Processor ID!");