diff --git a/sys/arm/allwinner/timer.c b/sys/arm/allwinner/timer.c
index 4668026f327..c87f9471115 100644
--- a/sys/arm/allwinner/timer.c
+++ b/sys/arm/allwinner/timer.c
@@ -295,12 +295,6 @@ a10_timer_get_timerfreq(struct a10_timer_softc *sc)
 	return (sc->timer0_freq);
 }
 
-void
-cpu_initclocks(void)
-{
-	cpu_initclocks_bsp();
-}
-
 static int
 a10_timer_hardclock(void *arg)
 {
diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/generic_timer.c b/sys/arm/arm/generic_timer.c
index 8de31bf0b61..1621e24a0d5 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/generic_timer.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/generic_timer.c
@@ -331,16 +331,6 @@ static devclass_t arm_tmr_devclass;
 
 DRIVER_MODULE(timer, simplebus, arm_tmr_driver, arm_tmr_devclass, 0, 0);
 
-void
-cpu_initclocks(void)
-{
-
-	if (PCPU_GET(cpuid) == 0)
-		cpu_initclocks_bsp();
-	else
-		cpu_initclocks_ap();
-}
-
 void
 DELAY(int usec)
 {
diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/machdep.c b/sys/arm/arm/machdep.c
index 1386210251f..68f4318d5d3 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/machdep.c
@@ -456,6 +456,30 @@ cpu_idle_wakeup(int cpu)
 	return (0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Most ARM platforms don't need to do anything special to init their clocks
+ * (they get intialized during normal device attachment), and by not defining a
+ * cpu_initclocks() function they get this generic one.  Any platform that needs
+ * to do something special can just provide their own implementation, which will
+ * override this one due to the weak linkage.
+ */
+void
+arm_generic_initclocks(void)
+{
+
+#ifndef NO_EVENTTIMERS
+#ifdef SMP
+	if (PCPU_GET(cpuid) == 0)
+		cpu_initclocks_bsp();
+	else
+		cpu_initclocks_ap();
+#else
+	cpu_initclocks_bsp();
+#endif
+#endif
+}
+__weak_reference(arm_generic_initclocks, cpu_initclocks);
+
 int
 fill_regs(struct thread *td, struct reg *regs)
 {
diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/mpcore_timer.c b/sys/arm/arm/mpcore_timer.c
index 5024efe1254..719685980e5 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/mpcore_timer.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/mpcore_timer.c
@@ -358,25 +358,6 @@ static devclass_t arm_tmr_devclass;
 
 DRIVER_MODULE(mp_tmr, simplebus, arm_tmr_driver, arm_tmr_devclass, 0, 0);
 
-/**
- *	cpu_initclocks - called by system to initialise the cpu clocks
- *
- *	This is a boilerplat function, most of the setup has already been done
- *	when the driver was attached.  Therefore this function must only be called
- *	after the driver is attached.
- *
- *	RETURNS
- *	nothing
- */
-void
-cpu_initclocks(void)
-{
-	if (PCPU_GET(cpuid) == 0)
-		cpu_initclocks_bsp();
-	else
-		cpu_initclocks_ap();
-}
-
 /**
  *	DELAY - Delay for at least usec microseconds.
  *	@usec: number of microseconds to delay by
diff --git a/sys/arm/broadcom/bcm2835/bcm2835_systimer.c b/sys/arm/broadcom/bcm2835/bcm2835_systimer.c
index 1dc8d5d9dbc..5e737471a8e 100644
--- a/sys/arm/broadcom/bcm2835/bcm2835_systimer.c
+++ b/sys/arm/broadcom/bcm2835/bcm2835_systimer.c
@@ -277,12 +277,6 @@ static devclass_t bcm_systimer_devclass;
 
 DRIVER_MODULE(bcm_systimer, simplebus, bcm_systimer_driver, bcm_systimer_devclass, 0, 0);
 
-void
-cpu_initclocks(void)
-{
-	cpu_initclocks_bsp();
-}
-
 void
 DELAY(int usec)
 {
diff --git a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_gpt.c b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_gpt.c
index f792a97ad8b..73bc8ece31f 100644
--- a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_gpt.c
+++ b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_gpt.c
@@ -319,17 +319,6 @@ imx_gpt_get_timerfreq(struct imx_gpt_softc *sc)
 	return (sc->clkfreq);
 }
 
-void
-cpu_initclocks(void)
-{
-
-	if (imx_gpt_sc == NULL) {
-		panic("%s: i.MX GPT driver has not been initialized!", __func__);
-	}
-
-	cpu_initclocks_bsp();
-}
-
 static int
 imx_gpt_intr(void *arg)
 {
diff --git a/sys/arm/include/machdep.h b/sys/arm/include/machdep.h
index c37f38644dc..8c7aaab3f35 100644
--- a/sys/arm/include/machdep.h
+++ b/sys/arm/include/machdep.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ vm_offset_t freebsd_parse_boot_param(struct arm_boot_params *abp);
 vm_offset_t linux_parse_boot_param(struct arm_boot_params *abp);
 vm_offset_t fake_preload_metadata(struct arm_boot_params *abp);
 vm_offset_t parse_boot_param(struct arm_boot_params *abp);
+void arm_generic_initclocks(void);
 
 /*
  * Initialization functions called by the common initarm() function in
diff --git a/sys/arm/lpc/lpc_timer.c b/sys/arm/lpc/lpc_timer.c
index 5769435d375..ded53fa9931 100644
--- a/sys/arm/lpc/lpc_timer.c
+++ b/sys/arm/lpc/lpc_timer.c
@@ -279,12 +279,6 @@ lpc_get_timecount(struct timecounter *tc)
 	return timer1_read_4(timer_softc, LPC_TIMER_TC);
 }
 
-void
-cpu_initclocks(void)
-{
-	cpu_initclocks_bsp();
-}
-
 void
 DELAY(int usec)
 {
diff --git a/sys/arm/mv/timer.c b/sys/arm/mv/timer.c
index 3c6f1497d9c..ef8ce5f23ad 100644
--- a/sys/arm/mv/timer.c
+++ b/sys/arm/mv/timer.c
@@ -223,13 +223,6 @@ mv_timer_get_timecount(struct timecounter *tc)
 	return (INITIAL_TIMECOUNTER - mv_get_timer(1));
 }
 
-void
-cpu_initclocks(void)
-{
-
-	cpu_initclocks_bsp();
-}
-
 void
 DELAY(int usec)
 {
diff --git a/sys/arm/ti/am335x/am335x_dmtimer.c b/sys/arm/ti/am335x/am335x_dmtimer.c
index a01cf6a2356..240a7a77fa5 100644
--- a/sys/arm/ti/am335x/am335x_dmtimer.c
+++ b/sys/arm/ti/am335x/am335x_dmtimer.c
@@ -661,12 +661,6 @@ static devclass_t am335x_dmtimer_devclass;
 DRIVER_MODULE(am335x_dmtimer, simplebus, am335x_dmtimer_driver, am335x_dmtimer_devclass, 0, 0);
 MODULE_DEPEND(am335x_dmtimer, am335x_prcm, 1, 1, 1);
 
-void
-cpu_initclocks(void)
-{
-	cpu_initclocks_bsp();
-}
-
 void
 DELAY(int usec)
 {