diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 570f22053be8..4b6688630b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ struct spi_imx_data {
 	struct completion xfer_done;
 	void __iomem *base;
 	int irq;
-	struct clk *clk;
+	struct clk *clk_per;
+	struct clk *clk_ipg;
 	unsigned long spi_clk;
 
 	unsigned int count;
@@ -845,15 +846,22 @@ static int __devinit spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_iounmap;
 	}
 
-	spi_imx->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(spi_imx->clk)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to get clock\n");
-		ret = PTR_ERR(spi_imx->clk);
+	spi_imx->clk_ipg = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ipg");
+	if (IS_ERR(spi_imx->clk_ipg)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
 		goto out_free_irq;
 	}
 
-	clk_enable(spi_imx->clk);
-	spi_imx->spi_clk = clk_get_rate(spi_imx->clk);
+	spi_imx->clk_per = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "per");
+	if (IS_ERR(spi_imx->clk_per)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(spi_imx->clk_per);
+		goto out_free_irq;
+	}
+
+	clk_prepare_enable(spi_imx->clk_per);
+	clk_prepare_enable(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
+
+	spi_imx->spi_clk = clk_get_rate(spi_imx->clk_per);
 
 	spi_imx->devtype_data->reset(spi_imx);
 
@@ -871,8 +879,8 @@ static int __devinit spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return ret;
 
 out_clk_put:
-	clk_disable(spi_imx->clk);
-	clk_put(spi_imx->clk);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_per);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
 out_free_irq:
 	free_irq(spi_imx->irq, spi_imx);
 out_iounmap:
@@ -900,8 +908,8 @@ static int __devexit spi_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spi_bitbang_stop(&spi_imx->bitbang);
 
 	writel(0, spi_imx->base + MXC_CSPICTRL);
-	clk_disable(spi_imx->clk);
-	clk_put(spi_imx->clk);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_per);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
 	free_irq(spi_imx->irq, spi_imx);
 	iounmap(spi_imx->base);