diff --git a/sys/src/9/imx8/clock.c b/sys/src/9/imx8/clock.c
index 0338856aa..a6b9ab034 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/imx8/clock.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/imx8/clock.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ clockinit(void)
 		freq = sysrd(CNTFRQ_EL0);
 		print("timer frequency %lld Hz\n", freq);
 	}
+	m->cpuhz = freq;
+	m->cpumhz = (freq + Mhz/2 - 1) / Mhz;
+	m->cyclefreq = freq;
 
 	intrenable(IRQcntpns, localclockintr, nil, BUSUNKNOWN, "clock");
 }
diff --git a/sys/src/9/imx8/l.s b/sys/src/9/imx8/l.s
index d51555d58..f08218c66 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/imx8/l.s
+++ b/sys/src/9/imx8/l.s
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ el2:
 	MSR	R0, MDCR_EL2
 	ISB	$SY
 
+	/* set virtual timer offset to zero */
+	MOV	$0, R0
+	MSR	R0, CNTVOFF_EL2
+
 	/* HCR = RW, HCD, SWIO, BSU, FB */
 	MOVWU	$(1<<31 | 1<<29 | 1<<2 | 0<<10 | 0<<9), R0
 	MSR	R0, HCR_EL2
diff --git a/sys/src/9/imx8/sysreg.h b/sys/src/9/imx8/sysreg.h
index 46dd1c3cd..b9bbc7142 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/imx8/sysreg.h
+++ b/sys/src/9/imx8/sysreg.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #define CNTP_TVAL_EL0			SYSREG(3,3,14,2,0)
 #define CNTP_CTL_EL0			SYSREG(3,3,14,2,1)
 #define CNTP_CVAL_EL0			SYSREG(3,3,14,2,2)
+#define CNTVOFF_EL2			SYSREG(3,4,14,0,3)
 
 #define TPIDR_EL0			SYSREG(3,3,13,0,2)
 #define TPIDR_EL1			SYSREG(3,0,13,0,4)