diff --git a/drivers/clk/renesas/rcar-gen3-cpg.c b/drivers/clk/renesas/rcar-gen3-cpg.c
index 4ba38f98cc7b..6033bacd25f6 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/renesas/rcar-gen3-cpg.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/renesas/rcar-gen3-cpg.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static struct clk * __init cpg_sd_clk_register(const struct cpg_core_clk *core,
 	struct sd_clock *clock;
 	struct clk *clk;
 	unsigned int i;
-	u32 sd_fc;
+	u32 val;
 
 	clock = kzalloc(sizeof(*clock), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!clock)
@@ -377,17 +377,9 @@ static struct clk * __init cpg_sd_clk_register(const struct cpg_core_clk *core,
 	clock->div_table = cpg_sd_div_table;
 	clock->div_num = ARRAY_SIZE(cpg_sd_div_table);
 
-	sd_fc = readl(clock->csn.reg) & CPG_SD_FC_MASK;
-	for (i = 0; i < clock->div_num; i++)
-		if (sd_fc == (clock->div_table[i].val & CPG_SD_FC_MASK))
-			break;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(i >= clock->div_num)) {
-		kfree(clock);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	}
-
-	clock->cur_div_idx = i;
+	val = readl(clock->csn.reg) & ~CPG_SD_FC_MASK;
+	val |= CPG_SD_STP_MASK | (clock->div_table[0].val & CPG_SD_FC_MASK);
+	writel(val, clock->csn.reg);
 
 	clock->div_max = clock->div_table[0].div;
 	clock->div_min = clock->div_max;