diff --git a/plat/mediatek/mt8186/bl31_plat_setup.c b/plat/mediatek/mt8186/bl31_plat_setup.c
index 057c12df0..8359b9afa 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/mt8186/bl31_plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/mediatek/mt8186/bl31_plat_setup.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 /* Platform Includes */
 #include <emi_mpu.h>
+#include <mt_timer.h>
 #include <plat_params.h>
 #include <plat_private.h>
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
  ******************************************************************************/
 void bl31_platform_setup(void)
 {
+	mt_systimer_init();
 	emi_mpu_init();
 }
 
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/mt8186/platform.mk b/plat/mediatek/mt8186/platform.mk
index 7e962debd..46e20502f 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/mt8186/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/mediatek/mt8186/platform.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ MTK_PLAT     := plat/mediatek
 MTK_PLAT_SOC := ${MTK_PLAT}/${PLAT}
 
 PLAT_INCLUDES := -I${MTK_PLAT}/common/                            \
+                 -I${MTK_PLAT}/common/drivers/timer/              \
                  -I${MTK_PLAT_SOC}/drivers/emi_mpu/               \
                  -I${MTK_PLAT_SOC}/include/
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ BL31_SOURCES += common/desc_image_load.c                              \
                 plat/common/plat_gicv3.c                              \
                 ${MTK_PLAT}/common/mtk_plat_common.c                  \
                 ${MTK_PLAT}/common/params_setup.c                     \
+                ${MTK_PLAT}/common/drivers/timer/mt_timer.c           \
                 ${MTK_PLAT_SOC}/aarch64/platform_common.c             \
                 ${MTK_PLAT_SOC}/aarch64/plat_helpers.S                \
                 ${MTK_PLAT_SOC}/bl31_plat_setup.c                     \