diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 4c8196d78001..187e8e573fdf 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -2265,34 +2265,24 @@ static int sdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(sdma->regs))
 		return PTR_ERR(sdma->regs);
 
-	sdma->clk_ipg = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ipg");
+	sdma->clk_ipg = devm_clk_get_prepared(&pdev->dev, "ipg");
 	if (IS_ERR(sdma->clk_ipg))
 		return PTR_ERR(sdma->clk_ipg);
 
-	sdma->clk_ahb = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ahb");
+	sdma->clk_ahb = devm_clk_get_prepared(&pdev->dev, "ahb");
 	if (IS_ERR(sdma->clk_ahb))
 		return PTR_ERR(sdma->clk_ahb);
 
-	ret = clk_prepare(sdma->clk_ipg);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = clk_prepare(sdma->clk_ahb);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_clk;
-
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, sdma_int_handler, 0,
 				dev_name(&pdev->dev), sdma);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_irq;
+		return ret;
 
 	sdma->irq = irq;
 
 	sdma->script_addrs = kzalloc_obj(*sdma->script_addrs);
-	if (!sdma->script_addrs) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_irq;
-	}
+	if (!sdma->script_addrs)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* initially no scripts available */
 	saddr_arr = (s32 *)sdma->script_addrs;
@@ -2406,10 +2396,6 @@ static int sdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dma_async_device_unregister(&sdma->dma_device);
 err_init:
 	kfree(sdma->script_addrs);
-err_irq:
-	clk_unprepare(sdma->clk_ahb);
-err_clk:
-	clk_unprepare(sdma->clk_ipg);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2421,8 +2407,6 @@ static void sdma_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	devm_free_irq(&pdev->dev, sdma->irq, sdma);
 	dma_async_device_unregister(&sdma->dma_device);
 	kfree(sdma->script_addrs);
-	clk_unprepare(sdma->clk_ahb);
-	clk_unprepare(sdma->clk_ipg);
 	/* Kill the tasklet */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_DMA_CHANNELS; i++) {
 		struct sdma_channel *sdmac = &sdma->channel[i];