diff --git a/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c b/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
index dd679e8601da..c2c969391291 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
@@ -39,11 +39,21 @@ int arizona_clk32k_enable(struct arizona *arizona)
 
 	arizona->clk32k_ref++;
 
-	if (arizona->clk32k_ref == 1)
+	if (arizona->clk32k_ref == 1) {
+		switch (arizona->pdata.clk32k_src) {
+		case ARIZONA_32KZ_MCLK1:
+			ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(arizona->dev);
+			if (ret != 0)
+				goto out;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		ret = regmap_update_bits(arizona->regmap, ARIZONA_CLOCK_32K_1,
 					 ARIZONA_CLK_32K_ENA,
 					 ARIZONA_CLK_32K_ENA);
+	}
 
+out:
 	if (ret != 0)
 		arizona->clk32k_ref--;
 
@@ -63,10 +73,17 @@ int arizona_clk32k_disable(struct arizona *arizona)
 
 	arizona->clk32k_ref--;
 
-	if (arizona->clk32k_ref == 0)
+	if (arizona->clk32k_ref == 0) {
 		regmap_update_bits(arizona->regmap, ARIZONA_CLOCK_32K_1,
 				   ARIZONA_CLK_32K_ENA, 0);
 
+		switch (arizona->pdata.clk32k_src) {
+		case ARIZONA_32KZ_MCLK1:
+			pm_runtime_put_sync(arizona->dev);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&arizona->clk_lock);
 
 	return ret;