diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/sysctrl.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/sysctrl.c
index 5d085654aa336458f32808456b728fd571fea423..0324038f280c4f4a0baf654426969884177c143b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/sysctrl.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/sysctrl.c
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ static int clkout_enable(struct clk *clk)
 }
 
 /* manage the clock gates via PMU */
-static void clkdev_add_pmu(const char *dev, const char *con,
-					unsigned int module, unsigned int bits)
+static void clkdev_add_pmu(const char *dev, const char *con, bool deactivate,
+			   unsigned int module, unsigned int bits)
 {
 	struct clk *clk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct clk), GFP_KERNEL);
 
@@ -298,6 +298,13 @@ static void clkdev_add_pmu(const char *dev, const char *con,
 	clk->disable = pmu_disable;
 	clk->module = module;
 	clk->bits = bits;
+	if (deactivate) {
+		/*
+		 * Disable it during the initialization. Module should enable
+		 * when used
+		 */
+		pmu_disable(clk);
+	}
 	clkdev_add(&clk->cl);
 }
 
@@ -416,13 +423,13 @@ void __init ltq_soc_init(void)
 	ltq_ebu_w32(ltq_ebu_r32(LTQ_EBU_BUSCON0) & ~EBU_WRDIS, LTQ_EBU_BUSCON0);
 
 	/* add our generic xway clocks */
-	clkdev_add_pmu("10000000.fpi", NULL, 0, PMU_FPI);
-	clkdev_add_pmu("1e100400.serial", NULL, 0, PMU_ASC0);
-	clkdev_add_pmu("1e100a00.gptu", NULL, 0, PMU_GPT);
-	clkdev_add_pmu("1e100bb0.stp", NULL, 0, PMU_STP);
-	clkdev_add_pmu("1e104100.dma", NULL, 0, PMU_DMA);
-	clkdev_add_pmu("1e100800.spi", NULL, 0, PMU_SPI);
-	clkdev_add_pmu("1e105300.ebu", NULL, 0, PMU_EBU);
+	clkdev_add_pmu("10000000.fpi", NULL, 0, 0, PMU_FPI);
+	clkdev_add_pmu("1e100400.serial", NULL, 0, 0, PMU_ASC0);
+	clkdev_add_pmu("1e100a00.gptu", NULL, 1, 0, PMU_GPT);
+	clkdev_add_pmu("1e100bb0.stp", NULL, 1, 0, PMU_STP);
+	clkdev_add_pmu("1e104100.dma", NULL, 1, 0, PMU_DMA);
+	clkdev_add_pmu("1e100800.spi", NULL, 1, 0, PMU_SPI);
+	clkdev_add_pmu("1e105300.ebu", NULL, 0, 0, PMU_EBU);
 	clkdev_add_clkout();
 
 	/* add the soc dependent clocks */
@@ -430,11 +437,11 @@ void __init ltq_soc_init(void)
 		ifccr = CGU_IFCCR_VR9;
 		pcicr = CGU_PCICR_VR9;
 	} else {
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1e180000.etop", NULL, 0, PMU_PPE);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1e180000.etop", NULL, 1, 0, PMU_PPE);
 	}
 
 	if (!of_machine_is_compatible("lantiq,ase")) {
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1e100c00.serial", NULL, 0, PMU_ASC1);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1e100c00.serial", NULL, 0, 0, PMU_ASC1);
 		clkdev_add_pci();
 	}
 
@@ -446,25 +453,25 @@ void __init ltq_soc_init(void)
 			clkdev_add_static(CLOCK_133M, CLOCK_133M,
 						CLOCK_133M, CLOCK_133M);
 		clkdev_add_cgu("1e180000.etop", "ephycgu", CGU_EPHY),
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1e180000.etop", "ephy", 0, PMU_EPHY);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1e180000.etop", "ephy", 1, 0, PMU_EPHY);
 	} else if (of_machine_is_compatible("lantiq,vr9")) {
 		clkdev_add_static(ltq_vr9_cpu_hz(), ltq_vr9_fpi_hz(),
 				ltq_vr9_fpi_hz(), ltq_vr9_pp32_hz());
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "phy", 1, PMU1_PCIE_PHY);
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "bus", 0, PMU_PCIE_CLK);
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "msi", 1, PMU1_PCIE_MSI);
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "pdi", 1, PMU1_PCIE_PDI);
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "ctl", 1, PMU1_PCIE_CTL);
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "ahb", 0, PMU_AHBM | PMU_AHBS);
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1e108000.eth", NULL, 0,
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "phy", 1, 1, PMU1_PCIE_PHY);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "bus", 1, 0, PMU_PCIE_CLK);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "msi", 1, 1, PMU1_PCIE_MSI);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "pdi", 1, 1, PMU1_PCIE_PDI);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "ctl", 1, 1, PMU1_PCIE_CTL);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1d900000.pcie", "ahb", 1, 0, PMU_AHBM | PMU_AHBS);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1e108000.eth", NULL, 1, 0,
 				PMU_SWITCH | PMU_PPE_DPLUS | PMU_PPE_DPLUM |
 				PMU_PPE_EMA | PMU_PPE_TC | PMU_PPE_SLL01 |
 				PMU_PPE_QSB | PMU_PPE_TOP);
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1f203000.rcu", "gphy", 0, PMU_GPHY);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1f203000.rcu", "gphy", 1, 0, PMU_GPHY);
 	} else if (of_machine_is_compatible("lantiq,ar9")) {
 		clkdev_add_static(ltq_ar9_cpu_hz(), ltq_ar9_fpi_hz(),
 				ltq_ar9_fpi_hz(), CLOCK_250M);
-		clkdev_add_pmu("1e180000.etop", "switch", 0, PMU_SWITCH);
+		clkdev_add_pmu("1e180000.etop", "switch", 1, 0, PMU_SWITCH);
 	} else {
 		clkdev_add_static(ltq_danube_cpu_hz(), ltq_danube_fpi_hz(),
 				ltq_danube_fpi_hz(), ltq_danube_pp32_hz());