diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/time.c b/arch/score/kernel/time.c
index 24770cd9b473a..679b8d7b0350a 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/time.c
@@ -55,31 +55,20 @@ static int score_timer_set_next_event(unsigned long delta,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void score_timer_set_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
-		struct clock_event_device *evdev)
+static int score_timer_set_periodic(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	switch (mode) {
-	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_PERIODIC:
-		outl((TMR_M_PERIODIC | TMR_IE_ENABLE), P_TIMER0_CTRL);
-		outl(SYSTEM_CLOCK/HZ, P_TIMER0_PRELOAD);
-		outl(inl(P_TIMER0_CTRL) | TMR_ENABLE, P_TIMER0_CTRL);
-		break;
-	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_ONESHOT:
-	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_SHUTDOWN:
-	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_RESUME:
-	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_UNUSED:
-		break;
-	default:
-		BUG();
-	}
+	outl((TMR_M_PERIODIC | TMR_IE_ENABLE), P_TIMER0_CTRL);
+	outl(SYSTEM_CLOCK / HZ, P_TIMER0_PRELOAD);
+	outl(inl(P_TIMER0_CTRL) | TMR_ENABLE, P_TIMER0_CTRL);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct clock_event_device score_clockevent = {
-	.name		= "score_clockevent",
-	.features	= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC,
-	.shift		= 16,
-	.set_next_event	= score_timer_set_next_event,
-	.set_mode	= score_timer_set_mode,
+	.name			= "score_clockevent",
+	.features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC,
+	.shift			= 16,
+	.set_next_event		= score_timer_set_next_event,
+	.set_state_periodic	= score_timer_set_periodic,
 };
 
 void __init time_init(void)