diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-msc313.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-msc313.c
index f3fde013c4b8b1..8d7737e0e2e02c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-msc313.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-msc313.c
@@ -212,22 +212,12 @@ static int msc313_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	clk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL);
+	clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "No input reference clock\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	}
 
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(clk);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to enable the reference clock, %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, (void (*) (void *))clk_disable_unprepare, clk);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
 	writew(rate & 0xFFFF, priv->rtc_base + REG_RTC_FREQ_CW_L);
 	writew((rate >> 16) & 0xFFFF, priv->rtc_base + REG_RTC_FREQ_CW_H);