diff --git a/OvmfPkg/Sec/SecMain.c b/OvmfPkg/Sec/SecMain.c
index b7df549f31..4f87059e17 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/Sec/SecMain.c
+++ b/OvmfPkg/Sec/SecMain.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /** @file
   Main SEC phase code.  Transitions to PEI.
 
-  Copyright (c) 2008 - 2013, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+  Copyright (c) 2008 - 2015, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
 
   This program and the accompanying materials
   are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <Library/PeCoffGetEntryPointLib.h>
 #include <Library/PeCoffExtraActionLib.h>
 #include <Library/ExtractGuidedSectionLib.h>
+#include <Library/LocalApicLib.h>
 
 #include <Ppi/TemporaryRamSupport.h>
 
@@ -767,6 +768,14 @@ SecCoreStartupWithStack (
   //
   IoWrite8 (0x21, 0xff);
   IoWrite8 (0xA1, 0xff);
+
+  //
+  // Initialize Local APIC Timer hardware and disable Local APIC Timer
+  // interrupts before initializing the Debug Agent and the debug timer is
+  // enabled.
+  //
+  InitializeApicTimer (0, MAX_UINT32, TRUE, 5);
+  DisableApicTimerInterrupt ();
   
   //
   // Initialize Debug Agent to support source level debug in SEC/PEI phases before memory ready.
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/Sec/SecMain.inf b/OvmfPkg/Sec/SecMain.inf
index fce99fb74c..2f78f3c851 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/Sec/SecMain.inf
+++ b/OvmfPkg/Sec/SecMain.inf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## @file
 #  SEC Driver
 #
-#  Copyright (c) 2008 - 2013, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+#  Copyright (c) 2008 - 2015, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
 #
 #  This program and the accompanying materials
 #  are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
   PeCoffGetEntryPointLib
   PeCoffExtraActionLib
   ExtractGuidedSectionLib
+  LocalApicLib
 
 [Ppis]
   gEfiTemporaryRamSupportPpiGuid                # PPI ALWAYS_PRODUCED