diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-iproc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-iproc.c
index e22060a80dbf..55bc348ccae0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-iproc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-iproc.c
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ static int sdhci_iproc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(pltfm_host->clk);
 		goto err;
 	}
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(pltfm_host->clk);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to enable host clk\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	if (iproc_host->data->pdata->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_MISSING_CAPS) {
 		host->caps = iproc_host->data->caps;
@@ -215,10 +220,12 @@ static int sdhci_iproc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = sdhci_add_host(host);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_clk;
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_clk:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(pltfm_host->clk);
 err:
 	sdhci_pltfm_free(pdev);
 	return ret;