diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/at91_dt_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/at91_dt_defconfig
index e4b1be66b3f56a8d0ecb2590559902bb347b539b..f4b253bd05edee50f175ca0eb830fe922e17ef6c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/at91_dt_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/at91_dt_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_MULTI_V5=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_AT91=y
 CONFIG_SOC_AT91RM9200=y
 CONFIG_SOC_AT91SAM9=y
+# CONFIG_ATMEL_CLOCKSOURCE_PIT is not set
 CONFIG_AEABI=y
 CONFIG_UACCESS_WITH_MEMCPY=y
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT=4
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=8192
-CONFIG_ATMEL_TCLIB=y
 CONFIG_ATMEL_SSC=y
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/sama5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/sama5_defconfig
index 2080025556b548fda23c33d10260b08889b20c1e..be92871ab15577bab7275887ee83ce3d9a0150f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/sama5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/sama5_defconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_AT91=y
 CONFIG_SOC_SAMA5D2=y
 CONFIG_SOC_SAMA5D3=y
 CONFIG_SOC_SAMA5D4=y
+# CONFIG_ATMEL_CLOCKSOURCE_PIT is not set
 CONFIG_AEABI=y
 CONFIG_UACCESS_WITH_MEMCPY=y
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
@@ -75,7 +76,6 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT=4
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=8192
-CONFIG_ATMEL_TCLIB=y
 CONFIG_ATMEL_SSC=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=y
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig
index 903f23c309df8bcfba40b8b49076c662c3a13960..fa493a86e2bb3675608ba43f69ec33f9305d43d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig
@@ -107,6 +107,31 @@ config SOC_AT91SAM9
 	    AT91SAM9X35
 	    AT91SAM9XE
 
+comment "Clocksource driver selection"
+
+config ATMEL_CLOCKSOURCE_PIT
+	bool "Periodic Interval Timer (PIT) support"
+	depends on SOC_AT91SAM9 || SOC_SAMA5
+	default SOC_AT91SAM9 || SOC_SAMA5
+	select ATMEL_PIT
+	help
+	  Select this to get a clocksource based on the Atmel Periodic Interval
+	  Timer. It has a relatively low resolution and the TC Block clocksource
+	  should be preferred.
+
+config ATMEL_CLOCKSOURCE_TCB
+	bool "Timer Counter Blocks (TCB) support"
+	depends on SOC_AT91RM9200 || SOC_AT91SAM9 || SOC_SAMA5 || COMPILE_TEST
+	default SOC_AT91RM9200 || SOC_AT91SAM9 || SOC_SAMA5
+	depends on !ATMEL_TCLIB
+	select ATMEL_ARM_TCB_CLKSRC
+	help
+	  Select this to get a high precision clocksource based on a
+	  TC block with a 5+ MHz base clock rate.
+	  On platforms with 16-bit counters, two timer channels are combined
+	  to make a single 32-bit timer.
+	  It can also be used as a clock event device supporting oneshot mode.
+
 config HAVE_AT91_UTMI
 	bool