diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 15323d8bd9cfa4..941069517423ee 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -892,8 +892,8 @@ static int spi_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spi_bitbang_stop(&spi_imx->bitbang);
 
 	writel(0, spi_imx->base + MXC_CSPICTRL);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_per);
+	clk_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_ipg);
+	clk_unprepare(spi_imx->clk_per);
 	spi_master_put(master);
 
 	return 0;