diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index 2bba81e25aa2..808f259781fd 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ static int __init arch_timer_of_init(struct device_node *np)
 
 	arch_timers_present |= ARCH_TIMER_TYPE_CP15;
 
-	has_names = of_property_read_bool(np, "interrupt-names");
+	has_names = of_property_present(np, "interrupt-names");
 
 	for (i = ARCH_TIMER_PHYS_SECURE_PPI; i < ARCH_TIMER_MAX_TIMER_PPI; i++) {
 		if (has_names)
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm-systimer.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm-systimer.c
index d1c144d6f328..985a6d08512b 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm-systimer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm-systimer.c
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ static bool __init dmtimer_is_preferred(struct device_node *np)
 
 	/* Secure gptimer12 is always clocked with a fixed source */
 	if (!of_property_read_bool(np, "ti,timer-secure")) {
-		if (!of_property_read_bool(np, "assigned-clocks"))
+		if (!of_property_present(np, "assigned-clocks"))
 			return false;
 
-		if (!of_property_read_bool(np, "assigned-clock-parents"))
+		if (!of_property_present(np, "assigned-clock-parents"))
 			return false;
 	}