diff --git a/src/dev/arm/RealView.py b/src/dev/arm/RealView.py
index 699b7df..cd7772f 100644
--- a/src/dev/arm/RealView.py
+++ b/src/dev/arm/RealView.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 from SimpleMemory import SimpleMemory
 from Gic import *
 from EnergyCtrl import EnergyCtrl
+from ClockedObject import ClockedObject
 from ClockDomain import SrcClockDomain
 from SubSystem import SubSystem
 from Graphics import ImageFormat
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@
     int_num_timer = Param.UInt32("Interrrupt number used per-cpu to GIC")
     int_num_watchdog = Param.UInt32("Interrupt number for per-cpu watchdog to GIC")
 
-class GenericTimer(SimObject):
+class GenericTimer(ClockedObject):
     type = 'GenericTimer'
     cxx_header = "dev/arm/generic_timer.hh"
     system = Param.ArmSystem(Parent.any, "system")
diff --git a/src/dev/arm/generic_timer.cc b/src/dev/arm/generic_timer.cc
index f8433bd..73e4f91 100644
--- a/src/dev/arm/generic_timer.cc
+++ b/src/dev/arm/generic_timer.cc
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 
 
 GenericTimer::GenericTimer(GenericTimerParams *p)
-    : SimObject(p),
+    : ClockedObject(p),
       system(*p->system),
       gic(p->gic),
       irqPhys(p->int_phys),
diff --git a/src/dev/arm/generic_timer.hh b/src/dev/arm/generic_timer.hh
index ccfb127..c9cfb74 100644
--- a/src/dev/arm/generic_timer.hh
+++ b/src/dev/arm/generic_timer.hh
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     }
 };
 
-class GenericTimer : public SimObject
+class GenericTimer : public ClockedObject
 {
   public:
     GenericTimer(GenericTimerParams *p);