diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
index 2ac9dfb3462c69ab5c5a56d5d415c761624a6ca1..9e6d60e75f85dad1f4eb0a6ccc19fc4b75f1795e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
@@ -653,7 +653,6 @@ static void intel_eth_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	pci_free_irq_vectors(pdev);
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->plat->stmmac_clk);
 	clk_unregister_fixed_rate(priv->plat->stmmac_clk);
 
 	pcim_iounmap_regions(pdev, BIT(0));