diff --git a/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c b/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
index 54c0ee6dda30..7a1b1f9e4933 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
@@ -3232,13 +3232,27 @@ static int sysc_check_disabled_devices(struct sysc *ddata)
  */
 static int sysc_check_active_timer(struct sysc *ddata)
 {
+	int error;
+
 	if (ddata->cap->type != TI_SYSC_OMAP2_TIMER &&
 	    ddata->cap->type != TI_SYSC_OMAP4_TIMER)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Quirk for omap3 beagleboard revision A to B4 to use gpt12.
+	 * Revision C and later are fixed with commit 23885389dbbb ("ARM:
+	 * dts: Fix timer regression for beagleboard revision c"). This all
+	 * can be dropped if we stop supporting old beagleboard revisions
+	 * A to B4 at some point.
+	 */
+	if (sysc_soc->soc == SOC_3430)
+		error = -ENXIO;
+	else
+		error = -EBUSY;
+
 	if ((ddata->cfg.quirks & SYSC_QUIRK_NO_RESET_ON_INIT) &&
 	    (ddata->cfg.quirks & SYSC_QUIRK_NO_IDLE))
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return error;
 
 	return 0;
 }