diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
index 653a4dcbfe7d456d8b10c100c3f79b1cf7e97858..8e96c00936be7805f234f8c8d6d3d91bfc2d2223 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ static int s3c_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	s3c_rtc_setaie(&dev->dev, 0);
 
+	clk_unprepare(rtc_clk);
 	rtc_clk = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ static int s3c_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	clk_enable(rtc_clk);
+	clk_prepare_enable(rtc_clk);
 
 	/* check to see if everything is setup correctly */
 
@@ -573,7 +574,7 @@ static int s3c_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
  err_nortc:
 	s3c_rtc_enable(pdev, 0);
-	clk_disable(rtc_clk);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(rtc_clk);
 
 	return ret;
 }