diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/sde/rotator/sde_rotator_r3.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/sde/rotator/sde_rotator_r3.c
index c8d14a6d253b..8d5e3b649271 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/sde/rotator/sde_rotator_r3.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/sde/rotator/sde_rotator_r3.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/dma-buf.h>
 #include <linux/msm_ion.h>
+#include <linux/clk/msm-clk.h>
 
 #include "sde_rotator_core.h"
 #include "sde_rotator_util.h"
@@ -1963,6 +1964,12 @@ int sde_rotator_r3_init(struct sde_rot_mgr *mgr)
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_hw_rev_init;
 
+	/* set rotator CBCR to shutoff memory/periphery on clock off.*/
+	clk_set_flags(mgr->rot_clk[mgr->core_clk_idx].clk,
+			CLKFLAG_NORETAIN_MEM);
+	clk_set_flags(mgr->rot_clk[mgr->core_clk_idx].clk,
+			CLKFLAG_NORETAIN_PERIPH);
+
 	return 0;
 error_hw_rev_init:
 	if (rot->irq_num >= 0)