diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
index fcfeb3cd8d3..5084975d793 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ struct imxdma_engine {
 	struct device_dma_parameters	dma_parms;
 	struct dma_device		dma_device;
 	void __iomem			*base;
-	struct clk			*dma_clk;
+	struct clk			*dma_ahb;
+	struct clk			*dma_ipg;
 	spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct imx_dma_2d_config	slots_2d[IMX_DMA_2D_SLOTS];
 	struct imxdma_channel		channel[IMX_DMA_CHANNELS];
@@ -976,10 +977,20 @@ static int __init imxdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	imxdma->dma_clk = clk_get(NULL, "dma");
-	if (IS_ERR(imxdma->dma_clk))
-		return PTR_ERR(imxdma->dma_clk);
-	clk_enable(imxdma->dma_clk);
+	imxdma->dma_ipg = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ipg");
+	if (IS_ERR(imxdma->dma_ipg)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(imxdma->dma_ipg);
+		goto err_clk;
+	}
+
+	imxdma->dma_ahb = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ahb");
+	if (IS_ERR(imxdma->dma_ahb)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(imxdma->dma_ahb);
+		goto err_clk;
+	}
+
+	clk_prepare_enable(imxdma->dma_ipg);
+	clk_prepare_enable(imxdma->dma_ahb);
 
 	/* reset DMA module */
 	imx_dmav1_writel(imxdma, DCR_DRST, DMA_DCR);
@@ -988,16 +999,14 @@ static int __init imxdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = request_irq(MX1_DMA_INT, dma_irq_handler, 0, "DMA", imxdma);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_warn(imxdma->dev, "Can't register IRQ for DMA\n");
-			kfree(imxdma);
-			return ret;
+			goto err_enable;
 		}
 
 		ret = request_irq(MX1_DMA_ERR, imxdma_err_handler, 0, "DMA", imxdma);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_warn(imxdma->dev, "Can't register ERRIRQ for DMA\n");
 			free_irq(MX1_DMA_INT, NULL);
-			kfree(imxdma);
-			return ret;
+			goto err_enable;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1094,7 +1103,10 @@ err_init:
 		free_irq(MX1_DMA_INT, NULL);
 		free_irq(MX1_DMA_ERR, NULL);
 	}
-
+err_enable:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(imxdma->dma_ipg);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(imxdma->dma_ahb);
+err_clk:
 	kfree(imxdma);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1114,7 +1126,9 @@ static int __exit imxdma_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		free_irq(MX1_DMA_ERR, NULL);
 	}
 
-        kfree(imxdma);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(imxdma->dma_ipg);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(imxdma->dma_ahb);
+	kfree(imxdma);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
index d52dbc6c54a..24acd711e03 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
@@ -1119,15 +1119,21 @@ struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tegra_dma_prep_dma_cyclic(
 static int tegra_dma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dc)
 {
 	struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc = to_tegra_dma_chan(dc);
+	struct tegra_dma *tdma = tdc->tdma;
+	int ret;
 
 	dma_cookie_init(&tdc->dma_chan);
 	tdc->config_init = false;
-	return 0;
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(tdma->dma_clk);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		dev_err(tdc2dev(tdc), "clk_prepare_enable failed: %d\n", ret);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void tegra_dma_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dc)
 {
 	struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc = to_tegra_dma_chan(dc);
+	struct tegra_dma *tdma = tdc->tdma;
 
 	struct tegra_dma_desc *dma_desc;
 	struct tegra_dma_sg_req *sg_req;
@@ -1163,6 +1169,7 @@ static void tegra_dma_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dc)
 		list_del(&sg_req->node);
 		kfree(sg_req);
 	}
+	clk_disable_unprepare(tdma->dma_clk);
 }
 
 /* Tegra20 specific DMA controller information */
@@ -1255,6 +1262,13 @@ static int __devinit tegra_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Enable clock before accessing registers */
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(tdma->dma_clk);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "clk_prepare_enable failed: %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_pm_disable;
+	}
+
 	/* Reset DMA controller */
 	tegra_periph_reset_assert(tdma->dma_clk);
 	udelay(2);
@@ -1265,6 +1279,8 @@ static int __devinit tegra_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	tdma_write(tdma, TEGRA_APBDMA_CONTROL, 0);
 	tdma_write(tdma, TEGRA_APBDMA_IRQ_MASK_SET, 0xFFFFFFFFul);
 
+	clk_disable_unprepare(tdma->dma_clk);
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tdma->dma_dev.channels);
 	for (i = 0; i < cdata->nr_channels; i++) {
 		struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc = &tdma->channels[i];