diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 7a761f7c9781..78f809759ed7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -702,13 +702,16 @@ static int imx_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	int retval;
 	unsigned long flags, temp;
 
-	retval = clk_prepare_enable(sport->clk_per);
-	if (retval)
-		goto error_out1;
-
-	retval = clk_prepare_enable(sport->clk_ipg);
-	if (retval)
-		goto error_out1;
+	if (!uart_console(port)) {
+		retval = clk_prepare_enable(sport->clk_per);
+		if (retval)
+			goto error_out1;
+		retval = clk_prepare_enable(sport->clk_ipg);
+		if (retval) {
+			clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_per);
+			goto error_out1;
+		}
+	}
 
 	imx_setup_ufcr(sport, 0);
 
@@ -1578,8 +1581,10 @@ static int serial_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto deinit;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, sport);
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_per);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_ipg);
+	if (!uart_console(&sport->port)) {
+		clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_per);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_ipg);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 deinit: