diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mn.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mn.c
index fb47f86e35e8..83618affca8b 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mn.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mn.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ static const char * const imx8mn_a53_sels[] = {"osc_24m", "arm_pll_out", "sys_pl
 					       "sys_pll2_1000m", "sys_pll1_800m", "sys_pll1_400m",
 					       "audio_pll1_out", "sys_pll3_out", };
 
+static const char * const imx8mn_a53_core_sels[] = {"arm_a53_div", "arm_pll_out", };
+
 static const char * const imx8mn_gpu_core_sels[] = {"osc_24m", "gpu_pll_out", "sys_pll1_800m",
 						    "sys_pll3_out", "sys_pll2_1000m", "audio_pll1_out",
 						    "video_pll1_out", "audio_pll2_out", };
@@ -425,6 +427,9 @@ static int imx8mn_clocks_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	hws[IMX8MN_CLK_GPU_SHADER_CG] = hws[IMX8MN_CLK_GPU_SHADER];
 	hws[IMX8MN_CLK_GPU_SHADER_DIV] = hws[IMX8MN_CLK_GPU_SHADER];
 
+	/* CORE SEL */
+	hws[IMX8MN_CLK_A53_CORE] = imx_clk_hw_mux2_flags("arm_a53_core", base + 0x9880, 24, 1, imx8mn_a53_core_sels, ARRAY_SIZE(imx8mn_a53_core_sels), CLK_IS_CRITICAL);
+
 	/* BUS */
 	hws[IMX8MN_CLK_MAIN_AXI] = imx8m_clk_hw_composite_critical("main_axi", imx8mn_main_axi_sels, base + 0x8800);
 	hws[IMX8MN_CLK_ENET_AXI] = imx8m_clk_hw_composite("enet_axi", imx8mn_enet_axi_sels, base + 0x8880);
@@ -554,11 +559,14 @@ static int imx8mn_clocks_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	hws[IMX8MN_CLK_DRAM_ALT_ROOT] = imx_clk_hw_fixed_factor("dram_alt_root", "dram_alt", 1, 4);
 
-	hws[IMX8MN_CLK_ARM] = imx_clk_hw_cpu("arm", "arm_a53_div",
-					   hws[IMX8MN_CLK_A53_DIV]->clk,
-					   hws[IMX8MN_CLK_A53_SRC]->clk,
+	clk_hw_set_parent(hws[IMX8MN_CLK_A53_SRC], hws[IMX8MN_SYS_PLL1_800M]);
+	clk_hw_set_parent(hws[IMX8MN_CLK_A53_CORE], hws[IMX8MN_ARM_PLL_OUT]);
+
+	hws[IMX8MN_CLK_ARM] = imx_clk_hw_cpu("arm", "arm_a53_core",
+					   hws[IMX8MN_CLK_A53_CORE]->clk,
+					   hws[IMX8MN_CLK_A53_CORE]->clk,
 					   hws[IMX8MN_ARM_PLL_OUT]->clk,
-					   hws[IMX8MN_SYS_PLL1_800M]->clk);
+					   hws[IMX8MN_CLK_A53_DIV]->clk);
 
 	imx_check_clk_hws(hws, IMX8MN_CLK_END);
 
diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mn-clock.h b/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mn-clock.h
index c42a22d3cf7c..6c4364c01c50 100644
--- a/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mn-clock.h
+++ b/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mn-clock.h
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@
 #define IMX8MN_CLK_GPU_CORE			212
 #define IMX8MN_CLK_GPU_SHADER			213
 
-#define IMX8MN_CLK_END				214
+#define IMX8MN_CLK_A53_CORE			214
+
+#define IMX8MN_CLK_END				215
 
 #endif