diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.c
index 4fb002ddb..926c2dce6 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ otx2_tim_calibrate_start_tsc(struct otx2_tim_ring *tim_ring)
 
 	for (icount = 0; icount < OTX2_TIM_CALIB_ITER; icount++) {
 		real_bkt = otx2_read64(tim_ring->base + TIM_LF_RING_REL) >> 44;
-		bkt_cyc = rte_rdtsc();
+		bkt_cyc = tim_cntvct();
 		bucket = (bkt_cyc - tim_ring->ring_start_cyc) /
 							tim_ring->tck_int;
 		bucket = bucket % (tim_ring->nb_bkts);
@@ -389,20 +389,8 @@ otx2_tim_ring_start(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adptr)
 		tim_err_desc(rc);
 		goto fail;
 	}
-#ifdef RTE_ARM_EAL_RDTSC_USE_PMU
-	uint64_t tenns_stmp, tenns_diff;
-	uint64_t pmu_stmp;
-
-	pmu_stmp = rte_rdtsc();
-	asm volatile("mrs %0, cntvct_el0" : "=r" (tenns_stmp));
-
-	tenns_diff = tenns_stmp - rsp->timestarted;
-	pmu_stmp = pmu_stmp - (NSEC2TICK(tenns_diff  * 10, rte_get_timer_hz()));
-	tim_ring->ring_start_cyc = pmu_stmp;
-#else
 	tim_ring->ring_start_cyc = rsp->timestarted;
-#endif
-	tim_ring->tck_int = NSEC2TICK(tim_ring->tck_nsec, rte_get_timer_hz());
+	tim_ring->tck_int = NSEC2TICK(tim_ring->tck_nsec, tim_cntfrq());
 	tim_ring->tot_int = tim_ring->tck_int * tim_ring->nb_bkts;
 	tim_ring->fast_div = rte_reciprocal_value_u64(tim_ring->tck_int);
 	tim_ring->fast_bkt = rte_reciprocal_value_u64(tim_ring->nb_bkts);
@@ -470,8 +458,7 @@ otx2_tim_stats_get(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
 		   struct rte_event_timer_adapter_stats *stats)
 {
 	struct otx2_tim_ring *tim_ring = adapter->data->adapter_priv;
-	uint64_t bkt_cyc = rte_rdtsc() - tim_ring->ring_start_cyc;
-
+	uint64_t bkt_cyc = tim_cntvct() - tim_ring->ring_start_cyc;
 
 	stats->evtim_exp_count = __atomic_load_n(&tim_ring->arm_cnt,
 						 __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.h b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.h
index 0667d4576..410880e14 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.h
@@ -176,6 +176,32 @@ tim_priv_get(void)
 	return mz->addr;
 }
 
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_ARM64
+static inline uint64_t
+tim_cntvct(void)
+{
+	return __rte_arm64_cntvct();
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t
+tim_cntfrq(void)
+{
+	return __rte_arm64_cntfrq();
+}
+#else
+static inline uint64_t
+tim_cntvct(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t
+tim_cntfrq(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 #define TIM_ARM_FASTPATH_MODES                                                 \
 	FP(sp, 0, 0, 0, OTX2_TIM_ENA_DFB | OTX2_TIM_SP)                        \
 	FP(mp, 0, 0, 1, OTX2_TIM_ENA_DFB | OTX2_TIM_MP)                        \
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_worker.c b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_worker.c
index 6a3511ec0..9ee07958f 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_worker.c
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ tim_format_event(const struct rte_event_timer * const tim,
 static inline void
 tim_sync_start_cyc(struct otx2_tim_ring *tim_ring)
 {
-	uint64_t cur_cyc = rte_rdtsc();
+	uint64_t cur_cyc = tim_cntvct();
 	uint32_t real_bkt;
 
 	if (cur_cyc - tim_ring->last_updt_cyc > tim_ring->tot_int) {
 		real_bkt = otx2_read64(tim_ring->base + TIM_LF_RING_REL) >> 44;
-		cur_cyc = rte_rdtsc();
+		cur_cyc = tim_cntvct();
 
 		tim_ring->ring_start_cyc = cur_cyc -
 						(real_bkt * tim_ring->tck_int);
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_worker.h b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_worker.h
index aa69da96c..582b9c1b9 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_worker.h
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_worker.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ tim_get_target_bucket(struct otx2_tim_ring *const tim_ring,
 		      const uint32_t rel_bkt, struct otx2_tim_bkt **bkt,
 		      struct otx2_tim_bkt **mirr_bkt)
 {
-	const uint64_t bkt_cyc = rte_rdtsc() - tim_ring->ring_start_cyc;
+	const uint64_t bkt_cyc = tim_cntvct() - tim_ring->ring_start_cyc;
 	uint64_t bucket =
 		rte_reciprocal_divide_u64(bkt_cyc, &tim_ring->fast_div) +
 		rel_bkt;
