diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/clock.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/clock.h
index d63352b375ccafd0a8a1e571c63923edc056c0a1..241f1c1d9ce12012791dab559713128b3cbc122b 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/clock.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/clock.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int __init arch_clk_init(void);
 
 /* arch/sh/kernel/cpu/clock.c */
 int clk_init(void);
-
+unsigned long followparent_recalc(struct clk *clk);
 void clk_recalc_rate(struct clk *);
 
 int clk_register(struct clk *);
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/clock.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/clock.c
index b022affb44cdb97a2296aa19fd93508ead0a7449..17f6c078e85172d88cf0b32d0390ca6785156d26 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/clock.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/clock.c
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ static void propagate_rate(struct clk *clk)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Used for clocks that always have same value as the parent clock */
+unsigned long followparent_recalc(struct clk *clk)
+{
+	return clk->parent->rate;
+}
+
 static void __clk_init(struct clk *clk)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2/clock-sh7619.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2/clock-sh7619.c
index 26799139aa7a3b3dd9d336cb022b78f16eda8f59..4fe863170e315d6ec192b893ab11365951274c14 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2/clock-sh7619.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2/clock-sh7619.c
@@ -57,13 +57,8 @@ static struct clk_ops sh7619_bus_clk_ops = {
 	.recalc		= bus_clk_recalc,
 };
 
-static unsigned long cpu_clk_recalc(struct clk *clk)
-{
-	return clk->parent->rate;
-}
-
 static struct clk_ops sh7619_cpu_clk_ops = {
-	.recalc		= cpu_clk_recalc,
+	.recalc		= followparent_recalc,
 };
 
 static struct clk_ops *sh7619_clk_ops[] = {
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/clock-sh7203.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/clock-sh7203.c
index f8c6933857b3dd62cf65d92ae642fad186f733bc..940986965102468535ce920668d83e2f3d3827ba 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/clock-sh7203.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/clock-sh7203.c
@@ -66,13 +66,8 @@ static struct clk_ops sh7203_bus_clk_ops = {
 	.recalc		= bus_clk_recalc,
 };
 
-static unsigned long cpu_clk_recalc(struct clk *clk)
-{
-	return clk->parent->rate;
-}
-
 static struct clk_ops sh7203_cpu_clk_ops = {
-	.recalc		= cpu_clk_recalc,
+	.recalc		= followparent_recalc,
 };
 
 static struct clk_ops *sh7203_clk_ops[] = {
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7722.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7722.c
index 5b1427f1ed41af2a8015009845472ee2905d36fc..4bdae84aa6b0c9d9561da30a76157e140d4639d0 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7722.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7722.c
@@ -646,15 +646,10 @@ static void sh7722_mstpcr_disable(struct clk *clk)
 	sh7722_mstpcr_start_stop(clk, 0);
 }
 
-static unsigned long sh7722_mstpcr_recalc(struct clk *clk)
-{
-	return clk->parent->rate;
-}
-
 static struct clk_ops sh7722_mstpcr_clk_ops = {
 	.enable = sh7722_mstpcr_enable,
 	.disable = sh7722_mstpcr_disable,
-	.recalc = sh7722_mstpcr_recalc,
+	.recalc = followparent_recalc,
 };
 
 #define MSTPCR(_name, _parent, regnr, bitnr) \
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7763.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7763.c
index 26630fb190c76bb82964bfd1b84156b4dc7c20ee..db51cffc5d5bb472d56a5deae88685dc3357734c 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7763.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7763.c
@@ -49,13 +49,8 @@ static struct clk_ops sh7763_bus_clk_ops = {
 	.recalc		= bus_clk_recalc,
 };
 
-static unsigned long cpu_clk_recalc(struct clk *clk)
-{
-	return clk->parent->rate;
-}
-
 static struct clk_ops sh7763_cpu_clk_ops = {
-	.recalc		= cpu_clk_recalc,
+	.recalc		= followparent_recalc,
 };
 
 static struct clk_ops *sh7763_clk_ops[] = {