diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 02d9f468b2b6..b80f2f70fef7 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -749,6 +749,35 @@ static void spi_imx_cleanup(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 }
 
+static int
+spi_imx_prepare_message(struct spi_master *master, struct spi_message *msg)
+{
+	struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = clk_enable(spi_imx->clk_per);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = clk_enable(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
+	if (ret) {
+		clk_disable(spi_imx->clk_per);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+spi_imx_unprepare_message(struct spi_master *master, struct spi_message *msg)
+{
+	struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+
+	clk_disable(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
+	clk_disable(spi_imx->clk_per);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
@@ -810,6 +839,8 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spi_imx->bitbang.txrx_bufs = spi_imx_transfer;
 	spi_imx->bitbang.master->setup = spi_imx_setup;
 	spi_imx->bitbang.master->cleanup = spi_imx_cleanup;
+	spi_imx->bitbang.master->prepare_message = spi_imx_prepare_message;
+	spi_imx->bitbang.master->unprepare_message = spi_imx_unprepare_message;
 	spi_imx->bitbang.master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH;
 
 	init_completion(&spi_imx->xfer_done);
@@ -872,6 +903,8 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "probed\n");
 
+	clk_disable(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
+	clk_disable(spi_imx->clk_per);
 	return ret;
 
 out_clk_put: