diff --git a/sys/powerpc/mpc85xx/mpc85xx.c b/sys/powerpc/mpc85xx/mpc85xx.c
index f8c938f603a..1ab14e61af2 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/mpc85xx/mpc85xx.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/mpc85xx/mpc85xx.c
@@ -436,3 +436,18 @@ mpc85xx_fix_errata(vm_offset_t va_ccsr)
 err:
 	return;
 }
+
+uint32_t
+mpc85xx_get_system_clock(void)
+{
+	phandle_t soc;
+	uint32_t freq;
+
+	soc = OF_finddevice("/soc");
+	freq = 0;
+
+	/* freq isn't modified on error. */
+	OF_getencprop(soc, "bus-frequency", (void *)&freq, sizeof(freq));
+
+	return (freq / 2);
+}
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/mpc85xx/mpc85xx.h b/sys/powerpc/mpc85xx/mpc85xx.h
index dd1f9b52ddb..692f70ca701 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/mpc85xx/mpc85xx.h
+++ b/sys/powerpc/mpc85xx/mpc85xx.h
@@ -171,5 +171,6 @@ void mpc85xx_enable_l3_cache(void);
 void mpc85xx_fix_errata(vm_offset_t);
 void dataloss_erratum_access(vm_offset_t, uint32_t);
 int mpc85xx_is_qoriq(void);
+uint32_t mpc85xx_get_system_clock(void);
 
 #endif /* _MPC85XX_H_ */