diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-meson.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-meson.c
index dac0d2a00cec..e7ec2ab2a220 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-meson.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-meson.c
@@ -370,16 +370,12 @@ static int meson_i2c_xfer_messages(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 	struct meson_i2c *i2c = adap->algo_data;
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
-	clk_enable(i2c->clk);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
 		ret = meson_i2c_xfer_msg(i2c, msgs + i, i == num - 1, atomic);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	clk_disable(i2c->clk);
-
 	return ret ?: i;
 }
 
@@ -448,7 +444,7 @@ static int meson_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = clk_prepare(i2c->clk);
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(i2c->clk);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't prepare clock\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -470,7 +466,7 @@ static int meson_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = i2c_add_adapter(&i2c->adap);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		clk_unprepare(i2c->clk);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(i2c->clk);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -488,7 +484,7 @@ static int meson_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct meson_i2c *i2c = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	i2c_del_adapter(&i2c->adap);
-	clk_unprepare(i2c->clk);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(i2c->clk);
 
 	return 0;
 }