diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-gate2.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-gate2.c
index 60fc9d7a9723..14551fd36ae5 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-gate2.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-gate2.c
@@ -125,15 +125,16 @@ static const struct clk_ops clk_gate2_ops = {
 	.is_enabled = clk_gate2_is_enabled,
 };
 
-struct clk *clk_register_gate2(struct device *dev, const char *name,
+struct clk_hw *clk_hw_register_gate2(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		const char *parent_name, unsigned long flags,
 		void __iomem *reg, u8 bit_idx, u8 cgr_val,
 		u8 clk_gate2_flags, spinlock_t *lock,
 		unsigned int *share_count)
 {
 	struct clk_gate2 *gate;
-	struct clk *clk;
+	struct clk_hw *hw;
 	struct clk_init_data init;
+	int ret;
 
 	gate = kzalloc(sizeof(struct clk_gate2), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gate)
@@ -154,10 +155,13 @@ struct clk *clk_register_gate2(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	init.num_parents = parent_name ? 1 : 0;
 
 	gate->hw.init = &init;
+	hw = &gate->hw;
 
-	clk = clk_register(dev, &gate->hw);
-	if (IS_ERR(clk))
+	ret = clk_hw_register(NULL, hw);
+	if (ret) {
 		kfree(gate);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
 
-	return clk;
+	return hw;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk.h b/drivers/clk/imx/clk.h
index 2bbae81348d9..9c5e20c69820 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk.h
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk.h
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ struct imx_pll14xx_clk {
 #define imx_clk_cpu(name, parent_name, div, mux, pll, step) \
 	imx_clk_hw_cpu(name, parent_name, div, mux, pll, step)->clk
 
+#define clk_register_gate2(dev, name, parent_name, flags, reg, bit_idx, \
+				cgr_val, clk_gate_flags, lock, share_count) \
+	clk_hw_register_gate2(dev, name, parent_name, flags, reg, bit_idx, \
+				cgr_val, clk_gate_flags, lock, share_count)->clk
+
 struct clk *imx_clk_pll14xx(const char *name, const char *parent_name,
 		 void __iomem *base, const struct imx_pll14xx_clk *pll_clk);
 
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ struct clk *imx_clk_pllv3(enum imx_pllv3_type type, const char *name,
 struct clk_hw *imx_clk_pllv4(const char *name, const char *parent_name,
 			     void __iomem *base);
 
-struct clk *clk_register_gate2(struct device *dev, const char *name,
+struct clk_hw *clk_hw_register_gate2(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		const char *parent_name, unsigned long flags,
 		void __iomem *reg, u8 bit_idx, u8 cgr_val,
 		u8 clk_gate_flags, spinlock_t *lock,