diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sifive.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sifive.c
index 6c7aba8befa0..54adbc057af6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sifive.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sifive.c
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ static int sifive_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto put_host;
 	}
 
-	spi->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	/* Spin up the bus clock before hitting registers */
+	spi->clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(spi->clk)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to find bus clock\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(spi->clk);
@@ -342,13 +343,6 @@ static int sifive_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto put_host;
 	}
 
-	/* Spin up the bus clock before hitting registers */
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(spi->clk);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to enable bus clock\n");
-		goto put_host;
-	}
-
 	/* probe the number of CS lines */
 	spi->cs_inactive = sifive_spi_read(spi, SIFIVE_SPI_REG_CSDEF);
 	sifive_spi_write(spi, SIFIVE_SPI_REG_CSDEF, 0xffffffffU);
@@ -357,14 +351,14 @@ static int sifive_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!cs_bits) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not auto probe CS lines\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto disable_clk;
+		goto put_host;
 	}
 
 	num_cs = ilog2(cs_bits) + 1;
 	if (num_cs > SIFIVE_SPI_MAX_CS) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid number of spi targets\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto disable_clk;
+		goto put_host;
 	}
 
 	/* Define our host */
@@ -392,7 +386,7 @@ static int sifive_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			       dev_name(&pdev->dev), spi);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to bind to interrupt\n");
-		goto disable_clk;
+		goto put_host;
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "mapped; irq=%d, cs=%d\n",
@@ -401,13 +395,11 @@ static int sifive_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spi_register_host failed\n");
-		goto disable_clk;
+		goto put_host;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
-disable_clk:
-	clk_disable_unprepare(spi->clk);
 put_host:
 	spi_controller_put(host);
 
@@ -421,7 +413,6 @@ static void sifive_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Disable all the interrupts just in case */
 	sifive_spi_write(spi, SIFIVE_SPI_REG_IE, 0);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(spi->clk);
 }
 
 static int sifive_spi_suspend(struct device *dev)