diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/cpu.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/cpu.c
index e1d2f2f..ffb4241 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/cpu.c
@@ -175,12 +175,12 @@
 /*
  * Get timebase clock frequency (like cpu_clk in Hz)
  */
-
+#ifndef CONFIG_TIMER
 unsigned long get_tbclk(void)
 {
 	return (gd->bus_clk + 3L) / 4L;
 }
-
+#endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_WATCHDOG)
 void watchdog_reset (void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index c3acefa..8ac49bd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@
 
 ifdef MINIMAL
 obj-y += cache.o time.o
+ifndef CONFIG_TIMER
 obj-y += ticks.o
+endif
 else
 
 obj-y	+= ppcstring.o
 
 obj-y	+= ppccache.o
+ifndef CONFIG_TIMER
 obj-y	+= ticks.o
+endif
 obj-y	+= reloc.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BAT_RW) += bat_rw.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/interrupts.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/interrupts.c
index f63e5cf..19682cf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/interrupts.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/interrupts.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <status_led.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_MPC83XX_TIMER
 #ifdef CONFIG_SHOW_ACTIVITY
 void board_show_activity (ulong) __attribute__((weak, alias("__board_show_activity")));
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@
 	if (val)
 		asm volatile ("mtdec %0"::"r" (val));
 }
-
+#endif /* !CONFIG_MPC83XX_TIMER */
 
 void enable_interrupts (void)
 {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
 	return ((msr & MSR_EE) != 0);
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_MPC83XX_TIMER
 int interrupt_init (void)
 {
 	/* call cpu specific function from $(CPU)/interrupts.c */
@@ -102,3 +104,4 @@
 {
 	return (timestamp - base);
 }
+#endif /* !CONFIG_MPC83XX_TIMER */