diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
index 9aae5c8dba8d..4e3335641dcd 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
 	if (IS_ERR(master->regs))
 		return PTR_ERR(master->regs);
 
-	master->core_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	master->core_clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(master->core_clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(master->core_clk);
 
@@ -1459,10 +1459,6 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
 	if (IS_ERR(master->core_rst))
 		return PTR_ERR(master->core_rst);
 
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(master->core_clk);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_disable_core_clk;
-
 	reset_control_deassert(master->core_rst);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&master->xferqueue.lock);
@@ -1501,9 +1497,6 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
 err_assert_rst:
 	reset_control_assert(master->core_rst);
 
-err_disable_core_clk:
-	clk_disable_unprepare(master->core_clk);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_i3c_common_probe);
@@ -1513,8 +1506,6 @@ void dw_i3c_common_remove(struct dw_i3c_master *master)
 	i3c_master_unregister(&master->base);
 
 	reset_control_assert(master->core_rst);
-
-	clk_disable_unprepare(master->core_clk);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_i3c_common_remove);