diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c
index 5c3a07546a58..4b1d4fe8458e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ static int sifive_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(base);
 	}
 
-	clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to find controller clock\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);