diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/rk3188.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/rk3188.dtsi
index 95d558dc163c..5e8ba80d7b4f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/rk3188.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/rk3188.dtsi
@@ -632,7 +632,6 @@
 
 &global_timer {
 	interrupts = <GIC_PPI 11 (GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(4) | IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING)>;
-	status = "disabled";
 };
 
 &local_timer {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/rk3xxx.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/rk3xxx.dtsi
index bce0b05ef7bf..0580eea90fbc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/rk3xxx.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/rk3xxx.dtsi
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@
 		reg = <0x1013c200 0x20>;
 		interrupts = <GIC_PPI 11 (GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(2) | IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING)>;
 		clocks = <&cru CORE_PERI>;
+		status = "disabled";
+		/* The clock source and the sched_clock provided by the arm_global_timer
+		 * on Rockchip rk3066a/rk3188 are quite unstable because their rates
+		 * depend on the CPU frequency.
+		 * Keep the arm_global_timer disabled in order to have the
+		 * DW_APB_TIMER (rk3066a) or ROCKCHIP_TIMER (rk3188) selected by default.
+		 */
 	};
 
 	local_timer: local-timer@1013c600 {