diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/renesas-ostm.c b/drivers/clocksource/renesas-ostm.c
index 39487d05a009..3fcbd02b2483 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/renesas-ostm.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/renesas-ostm.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static int __init ostm_init(struct device_node *np)
 		pr_info("%pOF: used for clock events\n", np);
 	}
 
+	of_node_set_flag(np, OF_POPULATED);
 	return 0;
 
 err_cleanup: