diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
index e5f843ec0d..9a8c30d6ec 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-12-10	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+
+	* shared/openpic/openpic.c: fixed wrong register
+	address in openpic_gettimer().
+
 2007-12-10	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
 
 	* shared/motorola/vpd.c, shared/motorola/vpd.h:
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/openpic/openpic.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/openpic/openpic.c
index 52de079062..9e738493d0 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/openpic/openpic.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/openpic/openpic.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ void openpic_settimer(unsigned int timer, unsigned int base_count, int irq_enabl
 unsigned int openpic_gettimer(unsigned int timer)
 {
 	check_arg_timer(timer);
-	return (openpic_read(&OpenPIC->Global.Timer[timer]) & ~OPENPIC_MASK);
+	return (openpic_read(&OpenPIC->Global.Timer[timer].Current_Count) & ~OPENPIC_MASK);
 }
 
 /* -------- Interrupt Sources ---------------------------------------------- */