diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c
index d2d8b3494685..c55c8507713c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c
@@ -680,6 +680,12 @@ static int owl_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(owl_port->clk);
 	}
 
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(owl_port->clk);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not enable clk\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	owl_port->port.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	owl_port->port.line = pdev->id;
 	owl_port->port.type = PORT_OWL;
@@ -712,6 +718,7 @@ static int owl_uart_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	uart_remove_one_port(&owl_uart_driver, &owl_port->port);
 	owl_uart_ports[pdev->id] = NULL;
+	clk_disable_unprepare(owl_port->clk);
 
 	return 0;
 }