diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 58832e578fff24dbbff08b38eb82e093a2cf36df..8d1ab6fa88e1b6b0cc351eee7793253ed55f354b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_start(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
 
 	dev_dbg(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev, "<%s>\n", __func__);
 
-	clk_enable(i2c_imx->clk);
+	clk_prepare_enable(i2c_imx->clk);
 	writeb(i2c_imx->ifdr, i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_IFDR);
 	/* Enable I2C controller */
 	writeb(0, i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_I2SR);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static void i2c_imx_stop(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
 
 	/* Disable I2C controller */
 	writeb(0, i2c_imx->base + IMX_I2C_I2CR);
-	clk_disable(i2c_imx->clk);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(i2c_imx->clk);
 }
 
 static void __init i2c_imx_set_clk(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,