diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/Makefile.mk b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/Makefile.mk
index 7c114e8a6d..b0adf83fa7 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/Makefile.mk
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/Makefile.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ all-y += ../common/gpio.c ../common/gpio_op.c ../common/gpio_eint_v2.c gpio.c gp
 all-y += ../common/i2c.c ../common/i2c_common.c i2c.c
 all-y += ../common/pll.c pll.c
 all-$(CONFIG_SPI_FLASH) += ../common/spi.c spi.c
-all-y += ../common/timer_prepare_v1.c timer.c
+all-y += ../common/timer_prepare_v2.c timer.c
 all-y += ../common/uart.c
 
 bootblock-y += ../common/bootblock.c bootblock.c
diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/include/soc/timer.h b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/include/soc/timer.h
index 60af8aac87..331b400002 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/include/soc/timer.h
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/include/soc/timer.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #ifndef __SOC_MEDIATEK_MT8189_INCLUDE_SOC_TIMER_H__
 #define __SOC_MEDIATEK_MT8189_INCLUDE_SOC_TIMER_H__
 
+#include <soc/timer_reg.h>
 #include <soc/timer_v2.h>
 
+#define COMP_FEATURE_25_EN		0x6
+
 #endif /* __SOC_MEDIATEK_MT8189_INCLUDE_SOC_TIMER_H__ */
diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/timer.c b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/timer.c
index 0d9776b0c2..ee49b4d57e 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/timer.c
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8189/timer.c
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@
  * Chapter number: 9.16
  */
 
-#include <arch/lib_helpers.h>
-#include <commonlib/helpers.h>
 #include <delay.h>
 #include <soc/timer.h>
 
+void timer_set_compensation(void)
+{
+	SET32_BITFIELDS(&mtk_systimer->cntcr,
+			COMP_FEATURE, COMP_FEATURE_CLR | COMP_FEATURE_25_EN);
+}
+
 void init_timer(void)
 {
 	timer_prepare();