diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-of.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-of.c
index 7c64a5c1bfc1..a31990408153 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-of.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-of.c
@@ -177,7 +177,14 @@ out_fail:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void timer_of_exit(struct timer_of *to)
+/**
+ * timer_of_cleanup - release timer_of ressources
+ * @to: timer_of structure
+ *
+ * Release the ressources that has been used in timer_of_init().
+ * This function should be called in init error cases
+ */
+void __init timer_of_cleanup(struct timer_of *to)
 {
 	if (to->flags & TIMER_OF_IRQ)
 		timer_irq_exit(&to->of_irq);
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-of.h b/drivers/clocksource/timer-of.h
index 43f5ba3f8979..3f708f1be43d 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-of.h
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-of.h
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ static inline unsigned long timer_of_period(struct timer_of *to)
 extern int __init timer_of_init(struct device_node *np,
 				struct timer_of *to);
 
-extern void timer_of_exit(struct timer_of *to);
+extern void __init timer_of_cleanup(struct timer_of *to);
 
 #endif