static unsigned arch_timers_present __initdata;
 
-static void __iomem *arch_counter_base __ro_after_init;
-
 struct arch_timer {
        void __iomem *base;
        struct clock_event_device evt;
 };
 
+static struct arch_timer *arch_timer_mem __ro_after_init;
+
 #define to_arch_timer(e) container_of(e, struct arch_timer, evt)
 
 static u32 arch_timer_rate __ro_after_init;
        u32 vct_lo, vct_hi, tmp_hi;
 
        do {
-               vct_hi = readl_relaxed(arch_counter_base + CNTVCT_HI);
-               vct_lo = readl_relaxed(arch_counter_base + CNTVCT_LO);
-               tmp_hi = readl_relaxed(arch_counter_base + CNTVCT_HI);
+               vct_hi = readl_relaxed(arch_timer_mem->base + CNTVCT_HI);
+               vct_lo = readl_relaxed(arch_timer_mem->base + CNTVCT_LO);
+               tmp_hi = readl_relaxed(arch_timer_mem->base + CNTVCT_HI);
        } while (vct_hi != tmp_hi);
 
        return ((u64) vct_hi << 32) | vct_lo;
 {
        int ret;
        irq_handler_t func;
-       struct arch_timer *t;
 
-       t = kzalloc(sizeof(*t), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!t)
+       arch_timer_mem = kzalloc(sizeof(*arch_timer_mem), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!arch_timer_mem)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       t->base = base;
-       t->evt.irq = irq;
-       __arch_timer_setup(ARCH_TIMER_TYPE_MEM, &t->evt);
+       arch_timer_mem->base = base;
+       arch_timer_mem->evt.irq = irq;
+       __arch_timer_setup(ARCH_TIMER_TYPE_MEM, &arch_timer_mem->evt);
 
        if (arch_timer_mem_use_virtual)
                func = arch_timer_handler_virt_mem;
        else
                func = arch_timer_handler_phys_mem;
 
-       ret = request_irq(irq, func, IRQF_TIMER, "arch_mem_timer", &t->evt);
+       ret = request_irq(irq, func, IRQF_TIMER, "arch_mem_timer", &arch_timer_mem->evt);
        if (ret) {
                pr_err("Failed to request mem timer irq\n");
-               kfree(t);
+               kfree(arch_timer_mem);
+               arch_timer_mem = NULL;
        }
 
        return ret;
                return ret;
        }
 
-       arch_counter_base = base;
        arch_timers_present |= ARCH_TIMER_TYPE_MEM;
 
        return 0;