diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-jcore.c b/drivers/spi/spi-jcore.c
index dafed6280df3..702fe573a47b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-jcore.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-jcore.c
@@ -184,10 +184,11 @@ static int jcore_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 */
 	clock_freq = 50000000;
 	clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ref_clk");
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(clk)) {
-		if (clk_enable(clk) == 0)
+	if (!IS_ERR(clk)) {
+		if (clk_prepare_enable(clk) == 0) {
 			clock_freq = clk_get_rate(clk);
-		else
+			clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
+		} else
 			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "could not enable ref_clk\n");
 	}
 	hw->clock_freq = clock_freq;
@@ -198,10 +199,8 @@ static int jcore_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Register our spi controller */
 	err = devm_spi_register_master(&pdev->dev, master);
-	if (err) {
-		clk_disable(clk);
+	if (err)
 		goto exit;
-	}
 
 	return 0;