diff --git a/drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos-audss.c b/drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos-audss.c
index b50469faf70cda2618818df5aac8696e252b842c..f7eff82738abe61782f88b6d4f5b715533701f52 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos-audss.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos-audss.c
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock);
 static struct clk **clk_table;
 static void __iomem *reg_base;
 static struct clk_onecell_data clk_data;
+/*
+ * On Exynos5420 this will be a clock which has to be enabled before any
+ * access to audss registers. Typically a child of EPLL.
+ *
+ * On other platforms this will be -ENODEV.
+ */
+static struct clk *epll;
 
 #define ASS_CLK_SRC 0x0
 #define ASS_CLK_DIV 0x4
@@ -98,6 +105,8 @@ static int exynos_audss_clk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to map audss registers\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(reg_base);
 	}
+	/* EPLL don't have to be enabled for boards other than Exynos5420 */
+	epll = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
 	clk_table = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
 				sizeof(struct clk *) * EXYNOS_AUDSS_MAX_CLKS,
@@ -115,8 +124,20 @@ static int exynos_audss_clk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pll_in = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "pll_in");
 	if (!IS_ERR(pll_ref))
 		mout_audss_p[0] = __clk_get_name(pll_ref);
-	if (!IS_ERR(pll_in))
+	if (!IS_ERR(pll_in)) {
 		mout_audss_p[1] = __clk_get_name(pll_in);
+
+		if (variant == TYPE_EXYNOS5420) {
+			epll = pll_in;
+
+			ret = clk_prepare_enable(epll);
+			if (ret) {
+				dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+						"failed to prepare the epll clock\n");
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	clk_table[EXYNOS_MOUT_AUDSS] = clk_register_mux(NULL, "mout_audss",
 				mout_audss_p, ARRAY_SIZE(mout_audss_p),
 				CLK_SET_RATE_NO_REPARENT,
@@ -203,6 +224,9 @@ static int exynos_audss_clk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			clk_unregister(clk_table[i]);
 	}
 
+	if (!IS_ERR(epll))
+		clk_disable_unprepare(epll);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -221,6 +245,9 @@ static int exynos_audss_clk_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			clk_unregister(clk_table[i]);
 	}
 
+	if (!IS_ERR(epll))
+		clk_disable_unprepare(epll);
+
 	return 0;
 }