diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019.dtsi
index bfa9ce4c6e69..c6956015dedc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019.dtsi
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ timer {
 			     <1 4 0xf08>,
 			     <1 1 0xf08>;
 		clock-frequency = <48000000>;
+		always-on;
 	};
 
 	soc {