}
 
        /* clocks */
-       sqi->sys_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "reg_ck");
+       sqi->sys_clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, "reg_ck");
        if (IS_ERR(sqi->sys_clk)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(sqi->sys_clk);
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no sys_clk ?\n");
                goto err_free_host;
        }
 
-       sqi->base_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "spi_ck");
+       sqi->base_clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, "spi_ck");
        if (IS_ERR(sqi->base_clk)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(sqi->base_clk);
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no base clk ?\n");
                goto err_free_host;
        }
 
-       ret = clk_prepare_enable(sqi->sys_clk);
-       if (ret) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "sys clk enable failed\n");
-               goto err_free_host;
-       }
-
-       ret = clk_prepare_enable(sqi->base_clk);
-       if (ret) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "base clk enable failed\n");
-               clk_disable_unprepare(sqi->sys_clk);
-               goto err_free_host;
-       }
-
        init_completion(&sqi->xfer_done);
 
        /* initialize hardware */
        ret = ring_desc_ring_alloc(sqi);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "ring alloc failed\n");
-               goto err_disable_clk;
+               goto err_free_host;
        }
 
        /* install irq handlers */
 err_free_ring:
        ring_desc_ring_free(sqi);
 
-err_disable_clk:
-       clk_disable_unprepare(sqi->base_clk);
-       clk_disable_unprepare(sqi->sys_clk);
-
 err_free_host:
        spi_controller_put(host);
        return ret;
        /* release resources */
        free_irq(sqi->irq, sqi);
        ring_desc_ring_free(sqi);
-
-       /* disable clk */
-       clk_disable_unprepare(sqi->base_clk);
-       clk_disable_unprepare(sqi->sys_clk);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id pic32_sqi_of_ids[] = {