diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_pm.c b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_pm.c
index d990f472e89fb35265de1872c31f5b08399cc3a5..d433804dead35e48751ced61b419c6cfaea865fb 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_pm.c
@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@ int cc_pm_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct cc_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "unset HOST_POWER_DOWN_EN\n");
-	cc_iowrite(drvdata, CC_REG(HOST_POWER_DOWN_EN), POWER_DOWN_DISABLE);
-
+	/* Enables the device source clk */
 	rc = cc_clk_on(drvdata);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed getting clock back on. We're toast.\n");
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	cc_iowrite(drvdata, CC_REG(HOST_POWER_DOWN_EN), POWER_DOWN_DISABLE);
+
 	rc = init_cc_regs(drvdata, false);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(dev, "init_cc_regs (%x)\n", rc);