diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov13858.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov13858.c
index d93ad730d633..162b49046990 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov13858.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov13858.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation.
 
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
@@ -1029,6 +1030,7 @@ static const struct ov13858_mode supported_modes[] = {
 
 struct ov13858 {
 	struct device *dev;
+	struct clk *clk;
 
 	struct v4l2_subdev sd;
 	struct media_pad pad;
@@ -1656,12 +1658,8 @@ static void ov13858_free_controls(struct ov13858 *ov13858)
 static int ov13858_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct ov13858 *ov13858;
+	unsigned long freq;
 	int ret;
-	u32 val = 0;
-
-	device_property_read_u32(&client->dev, "clock-frequency", &val);
-	if (val != 19200000)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ov13858 = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*ov13858), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ov13858)
@@ -1669,6 +1667,17 @@ static int ov13858_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	ov13858->dev = &client->dev;
 
+	ov13858->clk = devm_v4l2_sensor_clk_get(ov13858->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(ov13858->clk))
+		return dev_err_probe(ov13858->dev, PTR_ERR(ov13858->clk),
+				     "failed to get clock\n");
+
+	freq = clk_get_rate(ov13858->clk);
+	if (freq != 19200000)
+		return dev_err_probe(ov13858->dev, -EINVAL,
+				     "external clock %lu is not supported\n",
+				     freq);
+
 	/* Initialize subdev */
 	v4l2_i2c_subdev_init(&ov13858->sd, client, &ov13858_subdev_ops);