diff --git a/drivers/clk/at91/clk-main.c b/drivers/clk/at91/clk-main.c
index b85f43529396af902a15952cb081ef29daf601bb..b9bdfd8e4e6fccd5037095842cec774fe4a7932f 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/at91/clk-main.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/at91/clk-main.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ at91_clk_register_main_rc_osc(struct at91_pmc *pmc,
 	init.ops = &main_rc_osc_ops;
 	init.parent_names = NULL;
 	init.num_parents = 0;
-	init.flags = CLK_IS_ROOT | CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED;
+	init.flags = CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED;
 
 	osc->hw.init = &init;
 	osc->pmc = pmc;
diff --git a/drivers/clk/at91/clk-slow.c b/drivers/clk/at91/clk-slow.c
index 67b304726d0687b490f6e82328403a8eadecfc0a..402b45d38d253e466dd9ef083cfa0b2ff656eba2 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/at91/clk-slow.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/at91/clk-slow.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ at91_clk_register_slow_rc_osc(void __iomem *sckcr,
 	init.ops = &slow_rc_osc_ops;
 	init.parent_names = NULL;
 	init.num_parents = 0;
-	init.flags = CLK_IS_ROOT | CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED;
+	init.flags = CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED;
 
 	osc->hw.init = &init;
 	osc->sckcr = sckcr;