diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mq.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mq.c
index 4328c22df048..04302f27dd0f 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mq.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mq.c
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ static int imx8mq_clocks_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	clks[IMX8MQ_CLK_NOC_APB] = imx8m_clk_composite_critical("noc_apb", imx8mq_noc_apb_sels, base + 0x8d80);
 
 	/* AHB */
-	clks[IMX8MQ_CLK_AHB] = imx8m_clk_composite("ahb", imx8mq_ahb_sels, base + 0x9000);
+	/* AHB clock is used by the AHB bus therefore marked as critical */
+	clks[IMX8MQ_CLK_AHB] = imx8m_clk_composite_critical("ahb", imx8mq_ahb_sels, base + 0x9000);
 	clks[IMX8MQ_CLK_AUDIO_AHB] = imx8m_clk_composite("audio_ahb", imx8mq_audio_ahb_sels, base + 0x9100);
 
 	/* IPG */