diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/lpc18xx_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/lpc18xx_adc.c
index 42e6cd6fa6f7..450a243d1f7c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/lpc18xx_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/lpc18xx_adc.c
@@ -121,11 +121,6 @@ static void lpc18xx_clear_cr_reg(void *data)
 	writel(0, adc->base + LPC18XX_ADC_CR);
 }
 
-static void lpc18xx_clk_disable(void *clk)
-{
-	clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
-}
-
 static void lpc18xx_regulator_disable(void *vref)
 {
 	regulator_disable(vref);
@@ -151,7 +146,7 @@ static int lpc18xx_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(adc->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(adc->base);
 
-	adc->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	adc->clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(adc->clk))
 		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(adc->clk),
 				     "error getting clock\n");
@@ -177,17 +172,6 @@ static int lpc18xx_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(adc->clk);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to enable clock\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(&pdev->dev, lpc18xx_clk_disable,
-				       adc->clk);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	rate = clk_get_rate(adc->clk);
 	clkdiv = DIV_ROUND_UP(rate, LPC18XX_ADC_CLK_TARGET);