diff --git a/drivers/clk/sunxi/clk-sunxi.c b/drivers/clk/sunxi/clk-sunxi.c
index ae7b1c4d6aaec5bf62c957267b6ce24827b0edf1..7580a1bc88fd8124b15d9f7a3bb35a8d701eb7a9 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/sunxi/clk-sunxi.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/sunxi/clk-sunxi.c
@@ -1349,6 +1349,7 @@ static void __init sun4i_a10_init_clocks(struct device_node *node)
 CLK_OF_DECLARE(sun4i_a10_clk_init, "allwinner,sun4i-a10", sun4i_a10_init_clocks);
 
 static const char *sun5i_critical_clocks[] __initdata = {
+	"cpu",
 	"pll5_ddr",
 	"ahb_sdram",
 };