diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 275201fd7b01..dede0ce679e4 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -574,6 +574,9 @@ static void clk_core_unprepare(struct clk_core *core)
 	if (WARN_ON(core->prepare_count == 0))
 		return;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(core->prepare_count == 1 && core->flags & CLK_IS_CRITICAL))
+		return;
+
 	if (--core->prepare_count > 0)
 		return;
 
@@ -679,6 +682,9 @@ static void clk_core_disable(struct clk_core *core)
 	if (WARN_ON(core->enable_count == 0))
 		return;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(core->enable_count == 1 && core->flags & CLK_IS_CRITICAL))
+		return;
+
 	if (--core->enable_count > 0)
 		return;