diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-pllv1.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-pllv1.c
index 4ba9973d4c18..de4f8a41a7d0 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-pllv1.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-pllv1.c
@@ -111,12 +111,13 @@ static const struct clk_ops clk_pllv1_ops = {
 	.recalc_rate = clk_pllv1_recalc_rate,
 };
 
-struct clk *imx_clk_pllv1(enum imx_pllv1_type type, const char *name,
+struct clk_hw *imx_clk_hw_pllv1(enum imx_pllv1_type type, const char *name,
 		const char *parent, void __iomem *base)
 {
 	struct clk_pllv1 *pll;
-	struct clk *clk;
+	struct clk_hw *hw;
 	struct clk_init_data init;
+	int ret;
 
 	pll = kmalloc(sizeof(*pll), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pll)
@@ -132,10 +133,13 @@ struct clk *imx_clk_pllv1(enum imx_pllv1_type type, const char *name,
 	init.num_parents = 1;
 
 	pll->hw.init = &init;
+	hw = &pll->hw;
 
-	clk = clk_register(NULL, &pll->hw);
-	if (IS_ERR(clk))
+	ret = clk_hw_register(NULL, hw);
+	if (ret) {
 		kfree(pll);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
 
-	return clk;
+	return hw;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk.h b/drivers/clk/imx/clk.h
index 62b7c14b3cf4..9dd5ea585fa3 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk.h
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk.h
@@ -110,10 +110,13 @@ extern struct imx_pll14xx_clk imx_1443x_dram_pll;
 #define imx_clk_mux(name, reg, shift, width, parents, num_parents) \
 	to_clk(imx_clk_hw_mux(name, reg, shift, width, parents, num_parents))
 
+#define imx_clk_pllv1(type, name, parent, base) \
+	to_clk(imx_clk_hw_pllv1(type, name, parent, base))
+
 struct clk *imx_clk_pll14xx(const char *name, const char *parent_name,
 		 void __iomem *base, const struct imx_pll14xx_clk *pll_clk);
 
-struct clk *imx_clk_pllv1(enum imx_pllv1_type type, const char *name,
+struct clk_hw *imx_clk_hw_pllv1(enum imx_pllv1_type type, const char *name,
 		const char *parent, void __iomem *base);
 
 struct clk *imx_clk_pllv2(const char *name, const char *parent,