diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 05de68b9f719..8208ecbb575c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -2643,11 +2643,21 @@ static int kszphy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	kszphy_parse_led_mode(phydev);
 
-	clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(&phydev->mdio.dev, "rmii-ref");
+	clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&phydev->mdio.dev, "rmii-ref");
 	/* NOTE: clk may be NULL if building without CONFIG_HAVE_CLK */
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(clk)) {
-		unsigned long rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
 		bool rmii_ref_clk_sel_25_mhz;
+		unsigned long rate;
+		int err;
+
+		err = clk_prepare_enable(clk);
+		if (err) {
+			phydev_err(phydev, "Failed to enable rmii-ref clock\n");
+			return err;
+		}
+
+		rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
 
 		if (type)
 			priv->rmii_ref_clk_sel = type->has_rmii_ref_clk_sel;
@@ -2665,13 +2675,12 @@ static int kszphy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		}
 	} else if (!clk) {
 		/* unnamed clock from the generic ethernet-phy binding */
-		clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(&phydev->mdio.dev, NULL);
+		clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&phydev->mdio.dev, NULL);
 	}
 
 	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
 	priv->clk = clk;
 
 	if (ksz8041_fiber_mode(phydev))