diff --git a/arch/arm/core/aarch32/cortex_m/timing.c b/arch/arm/core/aarch32/cortex_m/timing.c
index 2356e51bd5a..7a480c01183 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/aarch32/cortex_m/timing.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/aarch32/cortex_m/timing.c
@@ -43,31 +43,35 @@ static inline uint64_t z_arm_dwt_freq_get(void)
 	return CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC;
 #else
 	static uint64_t dwt_frequency;
+	uint32_t cyc_start, cyc_end;
+	uint64_t dwt_start, dwt_end;
+	uint64_t cyc_freq = sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec();
+	uint64_t dcyc, ddwt;
 
 	if (!dwt_frequency) {
 
 		z_arm_dwt_init();
 
-		uint32_t cyc_start = k_cycle_get_32();
-		uint64_t dwt_start = z_arm_dwt_get_cycles();
+		do {
+			cyc_start = k_cycle_get_32();
+			dwt_start = z_arm_dwt_get_cycles();
 
-		k_busy_wait(10 * USEC_PER_MSEC);
+			k_busy_wait(10 * USEC_PER_MSEC);
 
-		uint32_t cyc_end = k_cycle_get_32();
-		uint64_t dwt_end = z_arm_dwt_get_cycles();
+			cyc_end = k_cycle_get_32();
+			dwt_end = z_arm_dwt_get_cycles();
 
-		uint64_t cyc_freq = sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec();
+			/*
+			 * cycles are in 32-bit, and delta must be
+			 * calculated in 32-bit percision. Or it would
+			 * wrapping around in 64-bit.
+			 */
+			dcyc = (uint32_t)cyc_end - (uint32_t)cyc_start;
 
-		/*
-		 * cycles are in 32-bit, and delta must be
-		 * calculated in 32-bit percision. Or it would
-		 * wrapping around in 64-bit.
-		 */
-		uint64_t dcyc = (uint32_t)cyc_end - (uint32_t)cyc_start;
+			ddwt = dwt_end - dwt_start;
+		} while ((dcyc == 0) || (ddwt == 0));
 
-		uint64_t dtsc = dwt_end - dwt_start;
-
-		dwt_frequency = (cyc_freq * dtsc) / dcyc;
+		dwt_frequency = (cyc_freq * ddwt) / dcyc;
 
 	}
 	return dwt_frequency;