diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-owl.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-owl.c
index 99ddd8894964..5f0ef8c35141 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-owl.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-owl.c
@@ -461,21 +461,16 @@ static int owl_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	i2c_dev->clk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL);
+	i2c_dev->clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(i2c_dev->clk)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to get clock\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to enable clock\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(i2c_dev->clk);
 	}
 
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(i2c_dev->clk);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	i2c_dev->clk_rate = clk_get_rate(i2c_dev->clk);
 	if (!i2c_dev->clk_rate) {
 		dev_err(dev, "input clock rate should not be zero\n");
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto disable_clk;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	init_completion(&i2c_dev->msg_complete);
@@ -496,15 +491,10 @@ static int owl_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			       i2c_dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to request irq %d\n", irq);
-		goto disable_clk;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	return i2c_add_adapter(&i2c_dev->adap);
-
-disable_clk:
-	clk_disable_unprepare(i2c_dev->clk);
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id owl_i2c_of_match[] = {