diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
index 2e709e239dbc..3ee961529b5b 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ static int s3c_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	s3c_rtc_setaie(info->dev, 0);
 
+	if (info->data->needs_src_clk)
+		clk_unprepare(info->rtc_src_clk);
 	clk_unprepare(info->rtc_clk);
 	info->rtc_clk = NULL;
 
@@ -494,6 +496,7 @@ static int s3c_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (IS_ERR(info->rtc_src_clk)) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 				"failed to find rtc source clock\n");
+			clk_disable_unprepare(info->rtc_clk);
 			return PTR_ERR(info->rtc_src_clk);
 		}
 		clk_prepare_enable(info->rtc_src_clk);