diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
index 05657dc1d36a..352853e6fe71 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int xwdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	watchdog_set_nowayout(xilinx_wdt_wdd, enable_once);
 
-	xdev->clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(dev, NULL);
+	xdev->clk = devm_clk_get_prepared(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(xdev->clk)) {
 		if (PTR_ERR(xdev->clk) != -ENOENT)
 			return PTR_ERR(xdev->clk);
@@ -218,18 +218,25 @@ static int xwdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&xdev->spinlock);
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(xilinx_wdt_wdd, xdev);
 
+	rc = clk_enable(xdev->clk);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "unable to enable clock\n");
+		return rc;
+	}
+
 	rc = xwdt_selftest(xdev);
 	if (rc == XWT_TIMER_FAILED) {
 		dev_err(dev, "SelfTest routine error\n");
+		clk_disable(xdev->clk);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	clk_disable(xdev->clk);
+
 	rc = devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, xilinx_wdt_wdd);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	clk_disable(xdev->clk);
-
 	dev_info(dev, "Xilinx Watchdog Timer with timeout %ds\n",
 		 xilinx_wdt_wdd->timeout);