diff --git a/src/soc/imgtec/danube/Kconfig b/src/soc/imgtec/danube/Kconfig
index 0e3c629fef..ba0414614a 100644
--- a/src/soc/imgtec/danube/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/imgtec/danube/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 config CPU_IMGTEC_DANUBE
 	select CPU_MIPS
 	select DYNAMIC_CBMEM
+	select GENERIC_UDELAY
+	select HAVE_MONOTONIC_TIMER
 	select HAVE_UART_MEMORY_MAPPED
 	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL
 	bool
diff --git a/src/soc/imgtec/danube/Makefile.inc b/src/soc/imgtec/danube/Makefile.inc
index 6a2ba4f3d4..266084839e 100644
--- a/src/soc/imgtec/danube/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/soc/imgtec/danube/Makefile.inc
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ romstage-y += uart.c
 ramstage-y += uart.c
 endif
 
+bootblock-y += monotonic_timer.c
 bootblock-y += timestamp.c
 
 ramstage-y += cbmem.c
+ramstage-y += monotonic_timer.c
 ramstage-y += timestamp.c
 
 romstage-y += cbmem.c
diff --git a/src/soc/imgtec/danube/monotonic_timer.c b/src/soc/imgtec/danube/monotonic_timer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8fe27c9cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/soc/imgtec/danube/monotonic_timer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2014 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <timer.h>
+
+void timer_monotonic_get(struct mono_time *mt)
+{
+	/* to be defined */
+}