diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/leon2/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/leon2/ChangeLog
index 98571ad2fe..98d4d91726 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/leon2/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/leon2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-07-21	Jorge Lopez <jorge.lopez.trescastro@esa.int>
+
+	PR 1766/bsps
+	* clock/ckinit.c: Add missing read of Timer_Counter_1.
+
 2011-04-25	Jennifer Averett <jennifer.averett@OARcorp.com>
 
 	PR 1783/bsps
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/leon2/clock/ckinit.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/leon2/clock/ckinit.c
index 0648b89d62..6bd7918aaa 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/leon2/clock/ckinit.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/leon2/clock/ckinit.c
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ uint32_t bsp_clock_nanoseconds_since_last_tick(void)
   uint32_t clicks;
   uint32_t usecs;
 
+  clicks = LEON_REG.Timer_Counter_1;
+
   if ( LEON_Is_interrupt_pending( LEON_INTERRUPT_TIMER1 ) ) {
     clicks = LEON_REG.Timer_Counter_1;
     usecs = (2*rtems_configuration_get_microseconds_per_tick() - clicks);