diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
index b7a34b1a975e..3666d94cc8dd 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
@@ -1104,8 +1104,12 @@ static int omap_dm_timer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return  -ENOMEM;
 
 	timer->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (timer->irq < 0)
-		return timer->irq;
+	if (timer->irq < 0) {
+		if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "ti,timer-pwm"))
+			dev_info(dev, "Did not find timer interrupt, timer usable in PWM mode only\n");
+		else
+			return timer->irq;
+	}
 
 	timer->io_base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(timer->io_base))