diff --git a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c
index 1ba301ded132f888ae4d6a7bf11a8061d9ee6b94..d1b52e1a5db9ba80c233ce2d7d9b0fa5d0b6cfb1 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <debug.h>
+#include <generic_delay_timer.h>
 #include <mmio.h>
 #include <platform.h>
 #include <xlat_tables.h>
@@ -289,6 +290,8 @@ void zynqmp_config_setup(void)
 	/* Program freq register in System counter and enable system counter. */
 	mmio_write_32(IOU_SCNTRS_BASEFREQ, zynqmp_get_system_timer_freq());
 	mmio_write_32(IOU_SCNTRS_CONTROL, IOU_SCNTRS_CONTROL_EN);
+
+	generic_delay_timer_init();
 }
 
 unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/platform.mk b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/platform.mk
index 9bde5ff661c5a184bdc36ac3744f842be4e011e8..83cb110299d56a1b1619a25c562af0fc8658835b 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/platform.mk
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ PLAT_INCLUDES		:=	-Iinclude/plat/arm/common/			\
 
 PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	:=	lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c		\
 				lib/xlat_tables/aarch64/xlat_tables.c		\
+				drivers/delay_timer/delay_timer.c		\
+				drivers/delay_timer/generic_delay_timer.c	\
 				drivers/arm/gic/common/gic_common.c		\
 				drivers/arm/gic/v2/gicv2_main.c			\
 				drivers/arm/gic/v2/gicv2_helpers.c		\