diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/time.c b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/time.c
index 4b0fe28..5fa0cc4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/time.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ void __init mxc_timer_init(struct clk *timer_clk, void __iomem *base, int irq)
 {
 	uint32_t tctl_val;
 
+	clk_prepare(timer_clk);
 	clk_enable(timer_clk);
 
 	timer_base = base;