diff --git a/hw/timer/grlib_gptimer.c b/hw/timer/grlib_gptimer.c
index bb09268ea14..7a9371c0e30 100644
--- a/hw/timer/grlib_gptimer.c
+++ b/hw/timer/grlib_gptimer.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/ptimer.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 
 #include "trace.h"
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ typedef struct GPTimer     GPTimer;
 typedef struct GPTimerUnit GPTimerUnit;
 
 struct GPTimer {
-    QEMUBH *bh;
     struct ptimer_state *ptimer;
 
     qemu_irq     irq;
@@ -93,6 +91,17 @@ struct GPTimerUnit {
     uint32_t config;
 };
 
+static void grlib_gptimer_tx_begin(GPTimer *timer)
+{
+    ptimer_transaction_begin(timer->ptimer);
+}
+
+static void grlib_gptimer_tx_commit(GPTimer *timer)
+{
+    ptimer_transaction_commit(timer->ptimer);
+}
+
+/* Must be called within grlib_gptimer_tx_begin/commit block */
 static void grlib_gptimer_enable(GPTimer *timer)
 {
     assert(timer != NULL);
@@ -115,6 +124,7 @@ static void grlib_gptimer_enable(GPTimer *timer)
     ptimer_run(timer->ptimer, 1);
 }
 
+/* Must be called within grlib_gptimer_tx_begin/commit block */
 static void grlib_gptimer_restart(GPTimer *timer)
 {
     assert(timer != NULL);
@@ -141,7 +151,9 @@ static void grlib_gptimer_set_scaler(GPTimerUnit *unit, uint32_t scaler)
     trace_grlib_gptimer_set_scaler(scaler, value);
 
     for (i = 0; i < unit->nr_timers; i++) {
+        ptimer_transaction_begin(unit->timers[i].ptimer);
         ptimer_set_freq(unit->timers[i].ptimer, value);
+        ptimer_transaction_commit(unit->timers[i].ptimer);
     }
 }
 
@@ -266,8 +278,10 @@ static void grlib_gptimer_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
         switch (timer_addr) {
         case COUNTER_OFFSET:
             trace_grlib_gptimer_writel(id, addr, value);
+            grlib_gptimer_tx_begin(&unit->timers[id]);
             unit->timers[id].counter = value;
             grlib_gptimer_enable(&unit->timers[id]);
+            grlib_gptimer_tx_commit(&unit->timers[id]);
             return;
 
         case COUNTER_RELOAD_OFFSET:
@@ -291,6 +305,7 @@ static void grlib_gptimer_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
             /* gptimer_restart calls gptimer_enable, so if "enable" and "load"
                bits are present, we just have to call restart. */
 
+            grlib_gptimer_tx_begin(&unit->timers[id]);
             if (value & GPTIMER_LOAD) {
                 grlib_gptimer_restart(&unit->timers[id]);
             } else if (value & GPTIMER_ENABLE) {
@@ -301,6 +316,7 @@ static void grlib_gptimer_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
             value &= ~(GPTIMER_LOAD & GPTIMER_DEBUG_HALT);
 
             unit->timers[id].config = value;
+            grlib_gptimer_tx_commit(&unit->timers[id]);
             return;
 
         default:
@@ -344,9 +360,11 @@ static void grlib_gptimer_reset(DeviceState *d)
         timer->counter = 0;
         timer->reload = 0;
         timer->config = 0;
+        ptimer_transaction_begin(timer->ptimer);
         ptimer_stop(timer->ptimer);
         ptimer_set_count(timer->ptimer, 0);
         ptimer_set_freq(timer->ptimer, unit->freq_hz);
+        ptimer_transaction_commit(timer->ptimer);
     }
 }
 
@@ -365,14 +383,16 @@ static void grlib_gptimer_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         GPTimer *timer = &unit->timers[i];
 
         timer->unit   = unit;
-        timer->bh     = qemu_bh_new(grlib_gptimer_hit, timer);
-        timer->ptimer = ptimer_init_with_bh(timer->bh, PTIMER_POLICY_DEFAULT);
+        timer->ptimer = ptimer_init(grlib_gptimer_hit, timer,
+                                    PTIMER_POLICY_DEFAULT);
         timer->id     = i;
 
         /* One IRQ line for each timer */
         sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &timer->irq);
 
+        ptimer_transaction_begin(timer->ptimer);
         ptimer_set_freq(timer->ptimer, unit->freq_hz);
+        ptimer_transaction_commit(timer->ptimer);
     }
 
     memory_region_init_io(&unit->iomem, OBJECT(unit), &grlib_gptimer_ops,
