diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 060b1f5c9b04..4b80e27ecdbf 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -1676,15 +1676,18 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_master_put;
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_enable(spi_imx->dev);
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(spi_imx->clk_per);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_master_put;
+
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_put_per;
+
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(spi_imx->dev, MXC_RPM_TIMEOUT);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(spi_imx->dev);
-
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(spi_imx->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(spi_imx->dev, "failed to enable clock\n");
-		goto out_runtime_pm_put;
-	}
+	pm_runtime_set_active(spi_imx->dev);
+	pm_runtime_enable(spi_imx->dev);
 
 	spi_imx->spi_clk = clk_get_rate(spi_imx->clk_per);
 	/*
@@ -1722,8 +1725,12 @@ out_bitbang_start:
 		spi_imx_sdma_exit(spi_imx);
 out_runtime_pm_put:
 	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(spi_imx->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(spi_imx->dev);
+	pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(spi_imx->dev);
+
+	clk_disable_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
+out_put_per:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_per);
 out_master_put:
 	spi_master_put(master);