diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mm.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mm.c
index 481d20ae4e0b..9feda4f5b3d6 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mm.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mm.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ static const char *sys_pll3_bypass_sels[] = {"sys_pll3", "sys_pll3_ref_sel", };
 static const char *imx8mm_a53_sels[] = {"osc_24m", "arm_pll_out", "sys_pll2_500m", "sys_pll2_1000m",
 					"sys_pll1_800m", "sys_pll1_400m", "audio_pll1_out", "sys_pll3_out", };
 
+static const char * const imx8mm_a53_core_sels[] = {"arm_a53_div", "arm_pll_out", };
+
 static const char *imx8mm_m4_sels[] = {"osc_24m", "sys_pll2_200m", "sys_pll2_250m", "sys_pll1_266m",
 				       "sys_pll1_800m", "audio_pll1_out", "video_pll1_out", "sys_pll3_out", };
 
@@ -437,6 +439,9 @@ static int imx8mm_clocks_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	hws[IMX8MM_CLK_GPU2D_CG] = hws[IMX8MM_CLK_GPU2D_CORE];
 	hws[IMX8MM_CLK_GPU2D_DIV] = hws[IMX8MM_CLK_GPU2D_CORE];
 
+	/* CORE SEL */
+	hws[IMX8MM_CLK_A53_CORE] = imx_clk_hw_mux2_flags("arm_a53_core", base + 0x9880, 24, 1, imx8mm_a53_core_sels, ARRAY_SIZE(imx8mm_a53_core_sels), CLK_IS_CRITICAL);
+
 	/* BUS */
 	hws[IMX8MM_CLK_MAIN_AXI] = imx8m_clk_hw_composite_critical("main_axi",  imx8mm_main_axi_sels, base + 0x8800);
 	hws[IMX8MM_CLK_ENET_AXI] = imx8m_clk_hw_composite("enet_axi", imx8mm_enet_axi_sels, base + 0x8880);
@@ -603,11 +608,14 @@ static int imx8mm_clocks_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	hws[IMX8MM_CLK_DRAM_ALT_ROOT] = imx_clk_hw_fixed_factor("dram_alt_root", "dram_alt", 1, 4);
 	hws[IMX8MM_CLK_DRAM_CORE] = imx_clk_hw_mux2_flags("dram_core_clk", base + 0x9800, 24, 1, imx8mm_dram_core_sels, ARRAY_SIZE(imx8mm_dram_core_sels), CLK_IS_CRITICAL);
 
-	hws[IMX8MM_CLK_ARM] = imx_clk_hw_cpu("arm", "arm_a53_div",
-					   hws[IMX8MM_CLK_A53_DIV]->clk,
-					   hws[IMX8MM_CLK_A53_SRC]->clk,
+	clk_hw_set_parent(hws[IMX8MM_CLK_A53_SRC], hws[IMX8MM_SYS_PLL1_800M]);
+	clk_hw_set_parent(hws[IMX8MM_CLK_A53_CORE], hws[IMX8MM_ARM_PLL_OUT]);
+
+	hws[IMX8MM_CLK_ARM] = imx_clk_hw_cpu("arm", "arm_a53_core",
+					   hws[IMX8MM_CLK_A53_CORE]->clk,
+					   hws[IMX8MM_CLK_A53_CORE]->clk,
 					   hws[IMX8MM_ARM_PLL_OUT]->clk,
-					   hws[IMX8MM_SYS_PLL1_800M]->clk);
+					   hws[IMX8MM_CLK_A53_DIV]->clk);
 
 	imx_check_clk_hws(hws, IMX8MM_CLK_END);
 
diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mm-clock.h b/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mm-clock.h
index dbfee6579d6c..e63a5530aed7 100644
--- a/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mm-clock.h
+++ b/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mm-clock.h
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@
 
 #define IMX8MM_CLK_CLKO2			250
 
-#define IMX8MM_CLK_END				251
+#define IMX8MM_CLK_A53_CORE			251
+
+#define IMX8MM_CLK_END				252
 
 #endif