{
 }
 
+/*
+ * FIXME: This doesn't hold for the relocated E9000 compare interrupt.
+ */
+static int c0_compare_int_pending(void)
+{
+       return (read_c0_cause() >> cp0_compare_irq) & 0x100;
+}
+
+static int c0_compare_int_usable(void)
+{
+       const unsigned int delta = 0x300000;
+       unsigned int cnt;
+
+       /*
+        * IP7 already pending?  Try to clear it by acking the timer.
+        */
+       if (c0_compare_int_pending()) {
+               write_c0_compare(read_c0_compare());
+               irq_disable_hazard();
+               if (c0_compare_int_pending())
+                       return 0;
+       }
+
+       cnt = read_c0_count();
+       cnt += delta;
+       write_c0_compare(cnt);
+
+       while ((long)(read_c0_count() - cnt) <= 0)
+               ;       /* Wait for expiry  */
+
+       if (!c0_compare_int_pending())
+               return 0;
+
+       write_c0_compare(read_c0_compare());
+       irq_disable_hazard();
+       if (c0_compare_int_pending())
+               return 0;
+
+       /*
+        * Feels like a real count / compare timer.
+        */
+       return 1;
+}
+
 void __cpuinit mips_clockevent_init(void)
 {
        uint64_t mips_freq = mips_hpt_frequency;
                return;
 #endif
 
+       if (!c0_compare_int_usable())
+               return;
+
        cd = &per_cpu(mips_clockevent_device, cpu);
 
        cd->name                = "MIPS";