diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c
index fe9c297ae6f2..e17379998802 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ static int pxa2xx_ac97_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ac97_clk = NULL;
 		goto err_irq;
 	}
+	clk_enable(ac97_clk);
 	return 0;
 
  err_irq: