diff --git a/arch/arm/src/imx6/imx_timerisr.c b/arch/arm/src/imx6/imx_timerisr.c
index 4b01fae8d1e..f75cecde389 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/imx6/imx_timerisr.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/imx6/imx_timerisr.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void up_timer_initialize(void)
 
   /* Disable GPT by setting EN=0 in GPT_CR register */
 
-  cr = getreg32(IMX_GPT_CR);
+  cr  = getreg32(IMX_GPT_CR);
   cr &= ~GPT_CR_EN;
   putreg32(cr, IMX_GPT_CR);
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void up_timer_initialize(void)
    */
 
   cr &= ~GPT_CR_FFR;
-  putreg32(cr | GPT_CR_SWR, IMX_GPT_CR);
+  putreg32(cr, IMX_GPT_CR);
 
   /* Set ENMOD=1 in GPT_CR register, to bring GPT counter to 0x00000000.  If
    * the ENMOD bit is 1, then the Main Counter and Prescaler Counter values
diff --git a/configs/sabre-6quad/README.txt b/configs/sabre-6quad/README.txt
index 19afbcd032e..2cc5bc5dee9 100644
--- a/configs/sabre-6quad/README.txt
+++ b/configs/sabre-6quad/README.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ With this change, the NSH serial console works:
   NuttShell (NSH)
   nsh>
 
-But there are still no timer interrupts.
+But there are still no timer interrupts.  LEDs do not appear to be working.
+
+2016-05-17:  Timer interrupts now work.  This turned out to be just a minor
+bit setting error in the timer configuration.
 
 Platform Features
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