diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c b/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c
index 6c0955a92f24..bc48cbf6a795 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ static int em_sti_enable(struct em_sti_priv *p)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* configure channel, periodic mode and maximum timeout */
-	p->rate = clk_get_rate(p->clk);
-
 	/* reset the counter */
 	em_sti_write(p, STI_SET_H, 0x40000000);
 	em_sti_write(p, STI_SET_L, 0x00000000);
@@ -205,13 +202,9 @@ static u64 em_sti_clocksource_read(struct clocksource *cs)
 
 static int em_sti_clocksource_enable(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
-	int ret;
 	struct em_sti_priv *p = cs_to_em_sti(cs);
 
-	ret = em_sti_start(p, USER_CLOCKSOURCE);
-	if (!ret)
-		__clocksource_update_freq_hz(cs, p->rate);
-	return ret;
+	return em_sti_start(p, USER_CLOCKSOURCE);
 }
 
 static void em_sti_clocksource_disable(struct clocksource *cs)
@@ -240,8 +233,7 @@ static int em_sti_register_clocksource(struct em_sti_priv *p)
 
 	dev_info(&p->pdev->dev, "used as clock source\n");
 
-	/* Register with dummy 1 Hz value, gets updated in ->enable() */
-	clocksource_register_hz(cs, 1);
+	clocksource_register_hz(cs, p->rate);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -263,7 +255,6 @@ static int em_sti_clock_event_set_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *ced)
 
 	dev_info(&p->pdev->dev, "used for oneshot clock events\n");
 	em_sti_start(p, USER_CLOCKEVENT);
-	clockevents_config(&p->ced, p->rate);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -294,8 +285,7 @@ static void em_sti_register_clockevent(struct em_sti_priv *p)
 
 	dev_info(&p->pdev->dev, "used for clock events\n");
 
-	/* Register with dummy 1 Hz value, gets updated in ->set_state_oneshot() */
-	clockevents_config_and_register(ced, 1, 2, 0xffffffff);
+	clockevents_config_and_register(ced, p->rate, 2, 0xffffffff);
 }
 
 static int em_sti_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -344,6 +334,15 @@ static int em_sti_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = clk_enable(p->clk);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&p->pdev->dev, "cannot enable clock\n");
+		clk_unprepare(p->clk);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	p->rate = clk_get_rate(p->clk);
+	clk_disable(p->clk);
+
 	raw_spin_lock_init(&p->lock);
 	em_sti_register_clockevent(p);
 	em_sti_register_clocksource(p);