--- /dev/null
+--- a/arch/mips/ath79/clock.c 2018-06-01 13:56:30.376729328 +0300
++++ b/arch/mips/ath79/clock.c 2018-06-04 02:06:57.039616840 +0300
+@@ -525,6 +525,14 @@
+ u32 cpu_pll, ddr_pll;
+ u32 bootstrap;
+
++ /* QCA956x timer init workaround has to be applied right before setting
++ * up the clock. Else, there will be no jiffies */
++ u32 misc;
++
++ misc = ath79_reset_rr(AR71XX_RESET_REG_MISC_INT_ENABLE);
++ misc |= MISC_INT_MIPS_SI_TIMERINT_MASK;
++ ath79_reset_wr(AR71XX_RESET_REG_MISC_INT_ENABLE, misc);
++
+ bootstrap = ath79_reset_rr(QCA956X_RESET_REG_BOOTSTRAP);
+ if (bootstrap & QCA956X_BOOTSTRAP_REF_CLK_40)
+ ref_rate = 40 * 1000 * 1000;