diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/timex.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/timex.h
index f9b389d4e973..d866bc847d8d 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/timex.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/timex.h
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
 
 extern unsigned long ccount_freq;
 
-typedef unsigned long long cycles_t;
-
-#define get_cycles()	(0)
-
 void local_timer_setup(unsigned cpu);
 
 /*
@@ -69,4 +65,6 @@ static inline void set_linux_timer (unsigned long ccompare)
 	WSR_CCOMPARE(LINUX_TIMER, ccompare);
 }
 
+#include <asm-generic/timex.h>
+
 #endif	/* _XTENSA_TIMEX_H */