diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c
index fa384fe..d4a65126 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/rtc.h>
+#include <linux/clk.h>
 
 /* These register offsets are relative to LP (Low Power) range */
 #define SNVS_LPCR		0x04
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 	void __iomem *ioaddr;
 	int irq;
 	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct clk *clk;
 };
 
 static u32 rtc_read_lp_counter(void __iomem *ioaddr)
@@ -260,6 +262,18 @@
 	if (data->irq < 0)
 		return data->irq;
 
+	data->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "snvs-rtc");
+	if (IS_ERR(data->clk)) {
+		data->clk = NULL;
+	} else {
+		ret = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+				"Could not prepare or enable the snvs clock\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&data->lock);
@@ -280,7 +294,7 @@
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request irq %d: %d\n",
 			data->irq, ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto error_rtc_device_register;
 	}
 
 	data->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, pdev->name,
@@ -288,10 +302,16 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(data->rtc)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(data->rtc);
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register rtc: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto error_rtc_device_register;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+error_rtc_device_register:
+	if (data->clk)
+		clk_disable_unprepare(data->clk);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
@@ -302,16 +322,26 @@
 	if (device_may_wakeup(dev))
 		enable_irq_wake(data->irq);
 
+	if (data->clk)
+		clk_disable_unprepare(data->clk);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int snvs_rtc_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct snvs_rtc_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (device_may_wakeup(dev))
 		disable_irq_wake(data->irq);
 
+	if (data->clk) {
+		ret = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif