diff --git a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf547x_8x/slicetimer.c b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf547x_8x/slicetimer.c
index 467a807..ee2e35b 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf547x_8x/slicetimer.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf547x_8x/slicetimer.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void dtimer_interrupt(void *not_used)
 	}
 }
 
-void timer_init(void)
+int timer_init(void)
 {
 	volatile slt_t *timerp = (slt_t *) (CONFIG_SYS_TMR_BASE);
 
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ void timer_init(void)
 	/* set a period of 1us, set timer mode to restart and
 	   enable timer and interrupt */
 	timerp->cr = SLT_CR_RUN | SLT_CR_IEN | SLT_CR_TEN;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 ulong get_timer(ulong base)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/lib/board.c b/arch/m68k/lib/board.c
index 945ab66..1df50f1 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/lib/board.c
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ static char *failed = "*** failed ***\n";
 extern ulong __init_end;
 extern ulong __bss_end__;
 
-extern	void timer_init(void);
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_WATCHDOG)
 # define INIT_FUNC_WATCHDOG_INIT	watchdog_init,
 # define WATCHDOG_DISABLE		watchdog_disable
diff --git a/arch/m68k/lib/time.c b/arch/m68k/lib/time.c
index a316cdf..a0e2441 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/lib/time.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/lib/time.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void dtimer_interrupt(void *not_used)
 	}
 }
 
-void timer_init(void)
+int timer_init(void)
 {
 	volatile dtmr_t *timerp = (dtmr_t *) (CONFIG_SYS_TMR_BASE);
 
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ void timer_init(void)
 	/* set a period of 1us, set timer mode to restart and enable timer and interrupt */
 	timerp->tmr = CONFIG_SYS_TIMER_PRESCALER | DTIM_DTMR_CLK_DIV1 |
 	    DTIM_DTMR_FRR | DTIM_DTMR_ORRI | DTIM_DTMR_RST_EN;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 ulong get_timer(ulong base)
@@ -162,6 +164,8 @@ void timer_init(void)
 	timerp->pcsr = PIT_PCSR_OVW;
 	timerp->pmr = lastinc = 0;
 	timerp->pcsr |= PIT_PCSR_PRE(CONFIG_SYS_PIT_PRESCALE) | PIT_PCSR_EN;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 ulong get_timer(ulong base)