diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index 620ba69c8f11..5677c4a08f37 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static void __init realtime_counter_init(void)
 	}
 
 	rate = clk_get_rate(sys_clk);
+	clk_put(sys_clk);
 
 	if (soc_is_dra7xx()) {
 		/*