diff --git a/arch/mips/mipssim/sim_time.c b/arch/mips/mipssim/sim_time.c
index 0cea932f1241..5492c42f7650 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mipssim/sim_time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mipssim/sim_time.c
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ unsigned __cpuinit get_c0_compare_int(void)
 	if (cpu_has_veic) {
 		set_vi_handler(MSC01E_INT_CPUCTR, mips_timer_dispatch);
 		mips_cpu_timer_irq = MSC01E_INT_BASE + MSC01E_INT_CPUCTR;
-	} else {
-#endif
-	       {
-		if (cpu_has_vint)
-			set_vi_handler(cp0_compare_irq, mips_timer_dispatch);
-		mips_cpu_timer_irq = MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + cp0_compare_irq;
+
+		return mips_cpu_timer_irq;
 	}
+#endif
+	if (cpu_has_vint)
+		set_vi_handler(cp0_compare_irq, mips_timer_dispatch);
+	mips_cpu_timer_irq = MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + cp0_compare_irq;
 
 	return mips_cpu_timer_irq;
 }