diff --git a/drivers/base/power/clock_ops.c b/drivers/base/power/clock_ops.c
index 78369305e069..b32b5d47b3c5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/clock_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/clock_ops.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/pm_clock.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/clkdev.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 
@@ -34,14 +35,20 @@ struct pm_clock_entry {
 /**
  * pm_clk_enable - Enable a clock, reporting any errors
  * @dev: The device for the given clock
- * @clk: The clock being enabled.
+ * @ce: PM clock entry corresponding to the clock.
  */
-static inline int __pm_clk_enable(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk)
+static inline int __pm_clk_enable(struct device *dev, struct pm_clock_entry *ce)
 {
-	int ret = clk_enable(clk);
-	if (ret)
-		dev_err(dev, "%s: failed to enable clk %p, error %d\n",
-			__func__, clk, ret);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (ce->status < PCE_STATUS_ERROR) {
+		ret = clk_enable(ce->clk);
+		if (!ret)
+			ce->status = PCE_STATUS_ENABLED;
+		else
+			dev_err(dev, "%s: failed to enable clk %p, error %d\n",
+				__func__, ce->clk, ret);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -53,7 +60,8 @@ static inline int __pm_clk_enable(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk)
  */
 static void pm_clk_acquire(struct device *dev, struct pm_clock_entry *ce)
 {
-	ce->clk = clk_get(dev, ce->con_id);
+	if (!ce->clk)
+		ce->clk = clk_get(dev, ce->con_id);
 	if (IS_ERR(ce->clk)) {
 		ce->status = PCE_STATUS_ERROR;
 	} else {
@@ -63,15 +71,8 @@ static void pm_clk_acquire(struct device *dev, struct pm_clock_entry *ce)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * pm_clk_add - Start using a device clock for power management.
- * @dev: Device whose clock is going to be used for power management.
- * @con_id: Connection ID of the clock.
- *
- * Add the clock represented by @con_id to the list of clocks used for
- * the power management of @dev.
- */
-int pm_clk_add(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)
+static int __pm_clk_add(struct device *dev, const char *con_id,
+			struct clk *clk)
 {
 	struct pm_subsys_data *psd = dev_to_psd(dev);
 	struct pm_clock_entry *ce;
@@ -93,6 +94,12 @@ int pm_clk_add(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)
 			kfree(ce);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
+	} else {
+		if (IS_ERR(ce->clk) || !__clk_get(clk)) {
+			kfree(ce);
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+		ce->clk = clk;
 	}
 
 	pm_clk_acquire(dev, ce);
@@ -103,6 +110,32 @@ int pm_clk_add(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * pm_clk_add - Start using a device clock for power management.
+ * @dev: Device whose clock is going to be used for power management.
+ * @con_id: Connection ID of the clock.
+ *
+ * Add the clock represented by @con_id to the list of clocks used for
+ * the power management of @dev.
+ */
+int pm_clk_add(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)
+{
+	return __pm_clk_add(dev, con_id, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * pm_clk_add_clk - Start using a device clock for power management.
+ * @dev: Device whose clock is going to be used for power management.
+ * @clk: Clock pointer
+ *
+ * Add the clock to the list of clocks used for the power management of @dev.
+ * It will increment refcount on clock pointer, use clk_put() on it when done.
+ */
+int pm_clk_add_clk(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk)
+{
+	return __pm_clk_add(dev, NULL, clk);
+}
+
 /**
  * __pm_clk_remove - Destroy PM clock entry.
  * @ce: PM clock entry to destroy.
@@ -266,7 +299,6 @@ int pm_clk_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct pm_subsys_data *psd = dev_to_psd(dev);
 	struct pm_clock_entry *ce;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
@@ -275,13 +307,8 @@ int pm_clk_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&psd->lock, flags);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(ce, &psd->clock_list, node) {
-		if (ce->status < PCE_STATUS_ERROR) {
-			ret = __pm_clk_enable(dev, ce->clk);
-			if (!ret)
-				ce->status = PCE_STATUS_ENABLED;
-		}
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry(ce, &psd->clock_list, node)
+		__pm_clk_enable(dev, ce);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&psd->lock, flags);
 
@@ -390,7 +417,6 @@ int pm_clk_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct pm_subsys_data *psd = dev_to_psd(dev);
 	struct pm_clock_entry *ce;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
@@ -400,13 +426,8 @@ int pm_clk_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&psd->lock, flags);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(ce, &psd->clock_list, node) {
-		if (ce->status < PCE_STATUS_ERROR) {
-			ret = __pm_clk_enable(dev, ce->clk);
-			if (!ret)
-				ce->status = PCE_STATUS_ENABLED;
-		}
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry(ce, &psd->clock_list, node)
+		__pm_clk_enable(dev, ce);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&psd->lock, flags);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_clock.h b/include/linux/pm_clock.h
index 8348866e7b05..0b0039634410 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_clock.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_clock.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ struct pm_clk_notifier_block {
 	char *con_ids[];
 };
 
+struct clk;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_CLK
 static inline bool pm_clk_no_clocks(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ extern void pm_clk_init(struct device *dev);
 extern int pm_clk_create(struct device *dev);
 extern void pm_clk_destroy(struct device *dev);
 extern int pm_clk_add(struct device *dev, const char *con_id);
+extern int pm_clk_add_clk(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk);
 extern void pm_clk_remove(struct device *dev, const char *con_id);
 extern int pm_clk_suspend(struct device *dev);
 extern int pm_clk_resume(struct device *dev);
@@ -51,6 +54,11 @@ static inline int pm_clk_add(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
+
+static inline int pm_clk_add_clk(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
 static inline void pm_clk_remove(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)
 {
 }