diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/valleyview.c b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/valleyview.c
index a009c14..9b30451 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/valleyview.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/valleyview.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	post_code(POST_CPU_INIT);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_X86_TSC_TIMER
-	timer_set_base(rdtsc());
-#endif
 
 	ret = x86_cpu_init_f();
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/timestamp.c b/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/timestamp.c
index 0edee6b..b382795 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/timestamp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/timestamp.c
@@ -27,28 +27,6 @@
 
 void timestamp_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_X86_TSC_TIMER
-	uint64_t base_time;
-#endif
-
-	ts_table = lib_sysinfo.tstamp_table;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_X86_TSC_TIMER
-	/*
-	 * If coreboot is built with CONFIG_COLLECT_TIMESTAMPS, use the value
-	 * of base_time in coreboot's timestamp table as our timer base,
-	 * otherwise TSC counter value will be used.
-	 *
-	 * Sometimes even coreboot is built with CONFIG_COLLECT_TIMESTAMPS,
-	 * the value of base_time in the timestamp table is still zero, so
-	 * we must exclude this case too (this is currently seen on booting
-	 * coreboot in qemu)
-	 */
-	if (ts_table && ts_table->base_time)
-		base_time = ts_table->base_time;
-	else
-		base_time = rdtsc();
-	timer_set_base(base_time);
-#endif
 	timestamp_add_now(TS_U_BOOT_INITTED);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/cpu/efi/efi.c
index 75ba0d4..993ab8d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/efi/efi.c
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 
 int arch_cpu_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_X86_TSC_TIMER
-	timer_set_base(rdtsc());
-#endif
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c
index 0e6512c..0387444 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
 int arch_cpu_init(void)
 {
 	post_code(POST_CPU_INIT);
-	timer_set_base(rdtsc());
 
 	return x86_cpu_init_f();
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/qemu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/qemu.c
index 84fb082..1f93f72 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/qemu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/qemu.c
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	post_code(POST_CPU_INIT);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_X86_TSC_TIMER
-	timer_set_base(rdtsc());
-#endif
 
 	ret = x86_cpu_init_f();
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/quark/quark.c b/arch/x86/cpu/quark/quark.c
index f737e19..c2bf497 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/quark/quark.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/quark/quark.c
@@ -233,9 +233,6 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	post_code(POST_CPU_INIT);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_X86_TSC_TIMER
-	timer_set_base(rdtsc());
-#endif
 
 	ret = x86_cpu_init_f();
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/queensbay/tnc.c b/arch/x86/cpu/queensbay/tnc.c
index 933d189..fb81919 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/queensbay/tnc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/queensbay/tnc.c
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	post_code(POST_CPU_INIT);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_X86_TSC_TIMER
-	timer_set_base(rdtsc());
-#endif
 
 	ret = x86_cpu_init_f();
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/bayleybay.dts b/arch/x86/dts/bayleybay.dts
index aa86387..d3380de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/bayleybay.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/bayleybay.dts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 /include/ "keyboard.dtsi"
 /include/ "serial.dtsi"
 /include/ "rtc.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "Intel Bayley Bay";
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/broadwell_som-6896.dts b/arch/x86/dts/broadwell_som-6896.dts
index a6b5d0f..194f0eb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/broadwell_som-6896.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/broadwell_som-6896.dts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /include/ "skeleton.dtsi"
 /include/ "serial.dtsi"
 /include/ "rtc.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "Advantech SOM-6896";
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/chromebook_link.dts b/arch/x86/dts/chromebook_link.dts
index 7870bb1..c4469a9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/chromebook_link.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/chromebook_link.dts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 /include/ "keyboard.dtsi"
 /include/ "serial.dtsi"
 /include/ "rtc.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "Google Link";
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/chromebox_panther.dts b/arch/x86/dts/chromebox_panther.dts
index 61e8f2f..4e2b517 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/chromebox_panther.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/chromebox_panther.dts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /include/ "skeleton.dtsi"
 /include/ "serial.dtsi"
 /include/ "rtc.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "Google Panther";
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/crownbay.dts b/arch/x86/dts/crownbay.dts
index eb8421c..e17ce71 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/crownbay.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/crownbay.dts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /include/ "serial.dtsi"
 /include/ "keyboard.dtsi"
 /include/ "rtc.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "Intel Crown Bay";
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/efi.dts b/arch/x86/dts/efi.dts
index 1f50428..6cd8116 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/efi.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/efi.dts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /dts-v1/;
 
 /include/ "skeleton.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "EFI";
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@
 		stdout-path = &serial;
 	};
 
+	tsc-timer {
+		clock-frequency = <1000000000>;
+	};
+
 	serial: serial {
 		compatible = "efi,uart";
 	};
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/galileo.dts b/arch/x86/dts/galileo.dts
index b49b1f5..2342de7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/galileo.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/galileo.dts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 /include/ "skeleton.dtsi"
 /include/ "rtc.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "Intel Galileo";
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@
 		stdout-path = &pciuart0;
 	};
 
+	tsc-timer {
+		clock-frequency = <400000000>;
+	};
+
 	mrc {
 		compatible = "intel,quark-mrc";
 		flags = <MRC_FLAG_SCRAMBLE_EN>;
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/minnowmax.dts b/arch/x86/dts/minnowmax.dts
index b03f987..bbfd6d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/minnowmax.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/minnowmax.dts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /include/ "skeleton.dtsi"
 /include/ "serial.dtsi"
 /include/ "rtc.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "Intel Minnowboard Max";
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/qemu-x86_i440fx.dts b/arch/x86/dts/qemu-x86_i440fx.dts
index 8da7e52..8a06229 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/qemu-x86_i440fx.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/qemu-x86_i440fx.dts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /include/ "serial.dtsi"
 /include/ "keyboard.dtsi"
 /include/ "rtc.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "QEMU x86 (I440FX)";
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@
 		};
 	};
 
+	tsc-timer {
+		clock-frequency = <1000000000>;
+	};
+
 	pci {
 		compatible = "pci-x86";
 		#address-cells = <3>;
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/qemu-x86_q35.dts b/arch/x86/dts/qemu-x86_q35.dts
index df30c89..0b685c8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/qemu-x86_q35.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/qemu-x86_q35.dts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 /include/ "serial.dtsi"
 /include/ "keyboard.dtsi"
 /include/ "rtc.dtsi"
+/include/ "tsc_timer.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "QEMU x86 (Q35)";
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@
 		};
 	};
 
+	tsc-timer {
+		clock-frequency = <1000000000>;
+	};
+
 	pci {
 		compatible = "pci-x86";
 		#address-cells = <3>;
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/tsc_timer.dtsi b/arch/x86/dts/tsc_timer.dtsi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f5021d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/tsc_timer.dtsi
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/ {
+	tsc-timer {
+		compatible = "x86,tsc-timer";
+		u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
+	};
+};