diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx7s.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx7s.dtsi
index 251007a7b836..a22d41e0cf31 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx7s.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx7s.dtsi
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 
 	timer {
 		compatible = "arm,armv7-timer";
+		arm,cpu-registers-not-fw-configured;
 		interrupt-parent = <&intc>;
 		interrupts = <GIC_PPI 13 (GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(1) | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW)>,
 			     <GIC_PPI 14 (GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(1) | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW)>,