diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mq.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mq.c
index 1f5ea1eaad65..b81f02ab7eb1 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mq.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mq.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ static const char * const video2_pll_out_sels[] = {"video2_pll1_ref_sel", };
 static const char * const imx8mq_a53_sels[] = {"osc_25m", "arm_pll_out", "sys2_pll_500m", "sys2_pll_1000m",
 					"sys1_pll_800m", "sys1_pll_400m", "audio_pll1_out", "sys3_pll_out", };
 
+static const char * const imx8mq_a53_core_sels[] = {"arm_a53_div", "arm_pll_out", };
+
 static const char * const imx8mq_arm_m4_sels[] = {"osc_25m", "sys2_pll_200m", "sys2_pll_250m", "sys1_pll_266m",
 					"sys1_pll_800m", "audio_pll1_out", "video_pll1_out", "sys3_pll_out", };
 
@@ -425,6 +427,9 @@ static int imx8mq_clocks_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_GPU_SHADER_CG] = hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_GPU_SHADER];
 	hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_GPU_SHADER_DIV] = hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_GPU_SHADER];
 
+	/* CORE SEL */
+	hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_A53_CORE] = imx_clk_hw_mux2_flags("arm_a53_core", base + 0x9880, 24, 1, imx8mq_a53_core_sels, ARRAY_SIZE(imx8mq_a53_core_sels), CLK_IS_CRITICAL);
+
 	/* BUS */
 	hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_MAIN_AXI] = imx8m_clk_hw_composite_critical("main_axi", imx8mq_main_axi_sels, base + 0x8800);
 	hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_ENET_AXI] = imx8m_clk_hw_composite("enet_axi", imx8mq_enet_axi_sels, base + 0x8880);
@@ -588,11 +593,14 @@ static int imx8mq_clocks_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	hws[IMX8MQ_GPT_3M_CLK] = imx_clk_hw_fixed_factor("gpt_3m", "osc_25m", 1, 8);
 	hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_DRAM_ALT_ROOT] = imx_clk_hw_fixed_factor("dram_alt_root", "dram_alt", 1, 4);
 
-	hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_ARM] = imx_clk_hw_cpu("arm", "arm_a53_div",
-					   hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_A53_DIV]->clk,
-					   hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_A53_SRC]->clk,
+	clk_hw_set_parent(hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_A53_SRC], hws[IMX8MQ_SYS1_PLL_800M]);
+	clk_hw_set_parent(hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_A53_CORE], hws[IMX8MQ_ARM_PLL_OUT]);
+
+	hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_ARM] = imx_clk_hw_cpu("arm", "arm_a53_core",
+					   hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_A53_CORE]->clk,
+					   hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_A53_CORE]->clk,
 					   hws[IMX8MQ_ARM_PLL_OUT]->clk,
-					   hws[IMX8MQ_SYS1_PLL_800M]->clk);
+					   hws[IMX8MQ_CLK_A53_DIV]->clk);
 
 	imx_check_clk_hws(hws, IMX8MQ_CLK_END);
 
diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mq-clock.h b/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mq-clock.h
index 2b88723310bd..9b8045d75b8b 100644
--- a/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mq-clock.h
+++ b/include/dt-bindings/clock/imx8mq-clock.h
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@
 #define IMX8MQ_CLK_M4_CORE			287
 #define IMX8MQ_CLK_VPU_CORE			288
 
-#define IMX8MQ_CLK_END				289
+#define IMX8MQ_CLK_A53_CORE			289
+
+#define IMX8MQ_CLK_END				290
 
 #endif /* __DT_BINDINGS_CLOCK_IMX8MQ_H */