diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock2420_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock2420_data.c
index bace9308a4db..861767ed1a3a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock2420_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock2420_data.c
@@ -1901,42 +1901,9 @@ static struct omap_clk omap2420_clks[] = {
 	CLK(NULL,	"pka_ick",	&pka_ick,	CK_242X),
 	CLK(NULL,	"usb_fck",	&usb_fck,	CK_242X),
 	CLK("musb-hdrc",	"fck",	&osc_ck,	CK_242X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.12",	"32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.12",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.12",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
+	CLK(NULL,	"timer_32k_ck",	&func_32k_ck,	CK_243X),
+	CLK(NULL,	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
+	CLK(NULL,	"timer_ext_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock2430_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock2430_data.c
index 3b4d09a50399..5577810dbc26 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock2430_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock2430_data.c
@@ -2000,42 +2000,9 @@ static struct omap_clk omap2430_clks[] = {
 	CLK(NULL,	"mdm_intc_ick",	&mdm_intc_ick,	CK_243X),
 	CLK("omap_hsmmc.0", "mmchsdb_fck",	&mmchsdb1_fck,	CK_243X),
 	CLK("omap_hsmmc.1", "mmchsdb_fck",	&mmchsdb2_fck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.12",	"32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.12",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.12",	"alt_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
+	CLK(NULL,	"timer_32k_ck",  &func_32k_ck,   CK_243X),
+	CLK(NULL,	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_243X),
+	CLK(NULL,	"timer_ext_ck",	&alt_ck,	CK_243X),
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock3xxx_data.c
index 4e1a3b0e8cc8..64b2b1fafddd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock3xxx_data.c
@@ -3482,30 +3482,8 @@ static struct omap_clk omap3xxx_clks[] = {
 	CLK("musb-am35x",	"fck",		&hsotgusb_fck_am35xx,	CK_AM35XX),
 	CLK(NULL,	"hecc_ck",	&hecc_ck,	CK_AM35XX),
 	CLK(NULL,	"uart4_ick",	&uart4_ick_am35xx,	CK_AM35XX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.12",	"32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
-	CLK("omap_timer.12",	"sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
+	CLK(NULL,	"timer_32k_ck",	&omap_32k_fck,  CK_3XXX),
+	CLK(NULL,	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_ck,	CK_3XXX),
 };
 
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock44xx_data.c
index 2172f6603848..51f7424c7caa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock44xx_data.c
@@ -3380,28 +3380,18 @@ static struct omap_clk omap44xx_clks[] = {
 	CLK("usbhs_omap",	"usbhost_ick",		&dummy_ck,		CK_443X),
 	CLK("usbhs_omap",	"usbtll_fck",		&dummy_ck,	CK_443X),
 	CLK("omap_wdt",	"ick",				&dummy_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"sys_ck",	&syc_clk_div_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"sys_ck",	&syc_clk_div_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"sys_ck",	&syc_clk_div_ck,	CK_443X),
-	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"sys_ck",	&syc_clk_div_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK(NULL,	"timer_32k_ck",	&sys_32k_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.1",	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.2",	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.3",	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.4",	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.9",	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.10",	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.11",	"timer_sys_ck",	&sys_clkin_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.5",	"timer_sys_ck",	&syc_clk_div_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.6",	"timer_sys_ck",	&syc_clk_div_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.7",	"timer_sys_ck",	&syc_clk_div_ck,	CK_443X),
+	CLK("omap_timer.8",	"timer_sys_ck",	&syc_clk_div_ck,	CK_443X),
 };
 
 int __init omap4xxx_clk_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dmtimer.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dmtimer.c
index 6a7088972c55..54ed4e6e429e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dmtimer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dmtimer.c
@@ -425,15 +425,15 @@ int omap_dm_timer_set_source(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int source)
 
 	switch (source) {
 	case OMAP_TIMER_SRC_SYS_CLK:
-		parent_name = "sys_ck";
+		parent_name = "timer_sys_ck";
 		break;
 
 	case OMAP_TIMER_SRC_32_KHZ:
-		parent_name = "32k_ck";
+		parent_name = "timer_32k_ck";
 		break;
 
 	case OMAP_TIMER_SRC_EXT_CLK:
-		parent_name = "alt_ck";
+		parent_name = "timer_ext_ck";
 		break;
 	}