diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
index 15978372c937343716154f1e0596b0c96f3c29ce..63557cda0a7d599e352c402f2db23b348481e365 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
@@ -472,6 +472,11 @@ static int sh_tmu_setup(struct sh_tmu_priv *p, struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(p->clk);
 		goto err1;
 	}
+
+	ret = clk_prepare(p->clk);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err2;
+
 	p->cs_enabled = false;
 	p->enable_count = 0;
 
@@ -479,10 +484,12 @@ static int sh_tmu_setup(struct sh_tmu_priv *p, struct platform_device *pdev)
 			      cfg->clockevent_rating,
 			      cfg->clocksource_rating);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err2;
+		goto err3;
 
 	return 0;
 
+ err3:
+	clk_unprepare(p->clk);
  err2:
 	clk_put(p->clk);
  err1: