diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
index 11ec7228ab08..f4dc31d88a04 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
+#include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ struct mxc_gpio_hwdata {
 struct mxc_gpio_port {
 	struct list_head node;
 	void __iomem *base;
+	struct clk *clk;
 	int irq;
 	int irq_high;
 	struct irq_domain *domain;
@@ -434,6 +436,17 @@ static int mxc_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (port->irq < 0)
 		return port->irq;
 
+	/* the controller clock is optional */
+	port->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(port->clk))
+		port->clk = NULL;
+
+	err = clk_prepare_enable(port->clk);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to enable clock.\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	/* disable the interrupt and clear the status */
 	writel(0, port->base + GPIO_IMR);
 	writel(~0, port->base + GPIO_ISR);
@@ -502,6 +515,7 @@ static int mxc_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 out_irqdomain_remove:
 	irq_domain_remove(port->domain);
 out_bgio:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(port->clk);
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "%s failed with errno %d\n", __func__, err);
 	return err;
 }