diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c b/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c
index 6b02eddc5f5..f22417cb096 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void __iomem *sched_io_base;
 
 static u32 read_sched_clock(void)
 {
-	return __raw_readl(sched_io_base);
+	return ~__raw_readl(sched_io_base);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id sptimer_ids[] __initconst = {