diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-lager.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-lager.c
index 571327b1c942c138fbba5cfe8e5ea03d7896ccb1..3f513270fc60fa303451aa44021ea0bcfda3ab51 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-lager.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-lager.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <linux/input.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/tmio.h>
@@ -873,6 +875,16 @@ static void __init lager_init(void)
 					  lager_ksz8041_fixup);
 }
 
+static void __init lager_legacy_init_irq(void)
+{
+	void __iomem *gic_dist_base = ioremap_nocache(0xf1001000, 0x1000);
+	void __iomem *gic_cpu_base = ioremap_nocache(0xf1002000, 0x1000);
+
+	gic_init(0, 29, gic_dist_base, gic_cpu_base);
+
+	/* Do not invoke DT-based interrupt code via irqchip_init() */
+}
+
 static const char * const lager_boards_compat_dt[] __initconst = {
 	"renesas,lager",
 	NULL,
@@ -881,6 +893,7 @@ static const char * const lager_boards_compat_dt[] __initconst = {
 DT_MACHINE_START(LAGER_DT, "lager")
 	.smp		= smp_ops(r8a7790_smp_ops),
 	.init_early	= shmobile_init_delay,
+	.init_irq	= lager_legacy_init_irq,
 	.init_time	= rcar_gen2_timer_init,
 	.init_machine	= lager_init,
 	.init_late	= shmobile_init_late,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-rcar-gen2.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-rcar-gen2.c
index 7ed92790d13fbea74ed9b4c95793898b7517e6b5..101b3e430a0d250230a600e4314e103b3dbd482c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-rcar-gen2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-rcar-gen2.c
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ void __init rcar_gen2_timer_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMMON_CLK
 	rcar_gen2_clocks_init(mode);
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_SHMOBILE_MULTI
 	clocksource_of_init();
+#endif
 }
 
 struct memory_reserve_config {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c
index 44d32a84b001732740c8353f8dcafeb1f2de8adf..88f067bcec949390959379f4281177cd765b04df 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ void __init shmobile_init_delay(void)
 	 * to GIC being initialized from C and arch timer via DT */
 	if (of_machine_is_compatible("renesas,r8a73a4"))
 		has_arch_timer = false;
+
+	/* Non-multiplatform r8a7790 SoC cannot use arch timer due
+	 * to GIC being initialized from C and arch timer via DT */
+	if (of_machine_is_compatible("renesas,r8a7790"))
+		has_arch_timer = false;
 #endif
 
 	if (!has_arch_timer || !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER)) {