diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 647d056df88c..b221d80cc7ba 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -141,10 +141,18 @@ static unsigned long clk_enable_lock(void)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&enable_lock, flags)) {
+	/*
+	 * On UP systems, spin_trylock_irqsave() always returns true, even if
+	 * we already hold the lock. So, in that case, we rely only on
+	 * reference counting.
+	 */
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP) ||
+	    !spin_trylock_irqsave(&enable_lock, flags)) {
 		if (enable_owner == current) {
 			enable_refcnt++;
 			__acquire(enable_lock);
+			if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP))
+				local_save_flags(flags);
 			return flags;
 		}
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&enable_lock, flags);