diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 910c168bcbc1..c1865f9ee8b3 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -3128,8 +3128,13 @@ static int __clk_init(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk_user)
 		core->ops->init(core->hw);
 
 	if (core->flags & CLK_IS_CRITICAL) {
+		unsigned long flags;
+
 		clk_core_prepare(core);
+
+		flags = clk_enable_lock();
 		clk_core_enable(core);
+		clk_enable_unlock(flags);
 	}
 
 	kref_init(&core->ref);