diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/hfpll.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/hfpll.c
index e64c0fd82fe4..225c675f6779 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/hfpll.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/hfpll.c
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ static int qcom_hfpll_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.parent_names = (const char *[]){ "xo" },
 		.num_parents = 1,
 		.ops = &clk_ops_hfpll,
+		/*
+		 * rather than marking the clock critical and forcing the clock
+		 * to be always enabled, we make sure that the clock is not
+		 * disabled: the firmware remains responsible of enabling this
+		 * clock (for more info check the commit log)
+		 */
+		.flags = CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED,
 	};
 	int ret;