diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c
index aa36e1bce874..850ba64109cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static struct clk __init *kirkwood_register_gate(const char *name, u8 bit_idx)
 void __init kirkwood_clk_init(void)
 {
 	struct clk *runit, *ge0, *ge1, *sata0, *sata1, *usb0, *sdio;
-	struct clk *crypto, *xor0, *xor1, *pex0, *pex1;
+	struct clk *crypto, *xor0, *xor1, *pex0, *pex1, *audio;
 
 	tclk = clk_register_fixed_rate(NULL, "tclk", NULL,
 				       CLK_IS_ROOT, kirkwood_tclk);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void __init kirkwood_clk_init(void)
 	xor1 = kirkwood_register_gate("xor1",   CGC_BIT_XOR1);
 	pex0 = kirkwood_register_gate("pex0",   CGC_BIT_PEX0);
 	pex1 = kirkwood_register_gate("pex1",   CGC_BIT_PEX1);
-	kirkwood_register_gate("audio",  CGC_BIT_AUDIO);
+	audio = kirkwood_register_gate("audio",  CGC_BIT_AUDIO);
 	kirkwood_register_gate("tdm",    CGC_BIT_TDM);
 	kirkwood_register_gate("tsu",    CGC_BIT_TSU);
 
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ void __init kirkwood_clk_init(void)
 	orion_clkdev_add(NULL, MV_XOR_SHARED_NAME ".1", xor1);
 	orion_clkdev_add("0", "pcie", pex0);
 	orion_clkdev_add("1", "pcie", pex1);
+	orion_clkdev_add(NULL, "kirkwood-i2s", audio);
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
diff --git a/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood-i2s.c b/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood-i2s.c
index 3cb9aa4299d3..fa4556750451 100644
--- a/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood-i2s.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/mbus.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
 #include <sound/pcm_params.h>
 #include <sound/soc.h>
@@ -449,6 +450,14 @@ static __devinit int kirkwood_i2s_dev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->burst = data->burst;
 
+	priv->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->clk)) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no clock\n");
+		err = PTR_ERR(priv->clk);
+		goto err_ioremap;
+	}
+	clk_prepare_enable(priv->clk);
+
 	return snd_soc_register_dai(&pdev->dev, &kirkwood_i2s_dai);
 
 err_ioremap:
@@ -466,6 +475,10 @@ static __devexit int kirkwood_i2s_dev_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct kirkwood_dma_data *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
 	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&pdev->dev);
+
+	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
+	clk_put(priv->clk);
+
 	iounmap(priv->io);
 	release_mem_region(priv->mem->start, SZ_16K);
 	kfree(priv);
diff --git a/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood.h b/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood.h
index 9047436b3937..f9084d83e6bd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood.h
+++ b/sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct kirkwood_dma_data {
 	void __iomem *io;
 	int irq;
 	int burst;
+	struct clk *clk;
 };
 
 #endif