diff --git a/drivers/clk/at91/clk-main.c b/drivers/clk/at91/clk-main.c
index 37c22667e831..4313ecb2af5b 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/at91/clk-main.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/at91/clk-main.c
@@ -437,12 +437,17 @@ static int clk_sam9x5_main_set_parent(struct clk_hw *hw, u8 index)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	regmap_read(regmap, AT91_CKGR_MOR, &tmp);
-	tmp &= ~MOR_KEY_MASK;
 
 	if (index && !(tmp & AT91_PMC_MOSCSEL))
-		regmap_write(regmap, AT91_CKGR_MOR, tmp | AT91_PMC_MOSCSEL);
+		tmp = AT91_PMC_MOSCSEL;
 	else if (!index && (tmp & AT91_PMC_MOSCSEL))
-		regmap_write(regmap, AT91_CKGR_MOR, tmp & ~AT91_PMC_MOSCSEL);
+		tmp = 0;
+	else
+		return 0;
+
+	regmap_update_bits(regmap, AT91_CKGR_MOR,
+			   AT91_PMC_MOSCSEL | MOR_KEY_MASK,
+			   tmp | AT91_PMC_KEY);
 
 	while (!clk_sam9x5_main_ready(regmap))
 		cpu_relax();