diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c
index a14ffb94fb63..9f848c113bff 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c
@@ -149,10 +149,21 @@ static int snvs_rtc_enable(struct snvs_rtc_data *data, bool enable)
 static int snvs_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
 	struct snvs_rtc_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	unsigned long time = rtc_read_lp_counter(data);
+	unsigned long time;
+	int ret;
 
+	if (data->clk) {
+		ret = clk_enable(data->clk);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	time = rtc_read_lp_counter(data);
 	rtc_time64_to_tm(time, tm);
 
+	if (data->clk)
+		clk_disable(data->clk);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +173,12 @@ static int snvs_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	unsigned long time = rtc_tm_to_time64(tm);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (data->clk) {
+		ret = clk_enable(data->clk);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* Disable RTC first */
 	ret = snvs_rtc_enable(data, false);
 	if (ret)
@@ -174,6 +191,9 @@ static int snvs_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	/* Enable RTC again */
 	ret = snvs_rtc_enable(data, true);
 
+	if (data->clk)
+		clk_disable(data->clk);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -181,6 +201,13 @@ static int snvs_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 {
 	struct snvs_rtc_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	u32 lptar, lpsr;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (data->clk) {
+		ret = clk_enable(data->clk);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	regmap_read(data->regmap, data->offset + SNVS_LPTAR, &lptar);
 	rtc_time64_to_tm(lptar, &alrm->time);
@@ -188,18 +215,33 @@ static int snvs_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 	regmap_read(data->regmap, data->offset + SNVS_LPSR, &lpsr);
 	alrm->pending = (lpsr & SNVS_LPSR_LPTA) ? 1 : 0;
 
+	if (data->clk)
+		clk_disable(data->clk);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int snvs_rtc_alarm_irq_enable(struct device *dev, unsigned int enable)
 {
 	struct snvs_rtc_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (data->clk) {
+		ret = clk_enable(data->clk);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, data->offset + SNVS_LPCR,
 			   (SNVS_LPCR_LPTA_EN | SNVS_LPCR_LPWUI_EN),
 			   enable ? (SNVS_LPCR_LPTA_EN | SNVS_LPCR_LPWUI_EN) : 0);
 
-	return rtc_write_sync_lp(data);
+	ret = rtc_write_sync_lp(data);
+
+	if (data->clk)
+		clk_disable(data->clk);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int snvs_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
@@ -208,6 +250,12 @@ static int snvs_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 	unsigned long time = rtc_tm_to_time64(&alrm->time);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (data->clk) {
+		ret = clk_enable(data->clk);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, data->offset + SNVS_LPCR, SNVS_LPCR_LPTA_EN, 0);
 	ret = rtc_write_sync_lp(data);
 	if (ret)
@@ -217,6 +265,9 @@ static int snvs_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 	/* Clear alarm interrupt status bit */
 	regmap_write(data->regmap, data->offset + SNVS_LPSR, SNVS_LPSR_LPTA);
 
+	if (data->clk)
+		clk_disable(data->clk);
+
 	return snvs_rtc_alarm_irq_enable(dev, alrm->enabled);
 }