diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/system.c b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/system.c
index 9dad8dc..afbe038 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/system.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/system.c
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ void arch_reset(char mode, const char *cmd)
 		struct clk *clk;
 
 		clk = clk_get_sys("imx2-wdt.0", NULL);
-		if (!IS_ERR(clk))
+		if (!IS_ERR(clk)) {
+			clk_prepare(clk);
 			clk_enable(clk);
+		}
 		wcr_enable = (1 << 2);
 	}