diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
index bff20a589621..958c8db4ec30 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
@@ -785,14 +785,16 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 	int ret;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&adap->dev);
-	clk_prepare_enable(i2c->clk);
+	ret = clk_enable(i2c->clk);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	for (retry = 0; retry < adap->retries; retry++) {
 
 		ret = s3c24xx_i2c_doxfer(i2c, msgs, num);
 
 		if (ret != -EAGAIN) {
-			clk_disable_unprepare(i2c->clk);
+			clk_disable(i2c->clk);
 			pm_runtime_put(&adap->dev);
 			return ret;
 		}
@@ -802,7 +804,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 		udelay(100);
 	}
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(i2c->clk);
+	clk_disable(i2c->clk);
 	pm_runtime_put(&adap->dev);
 	return -EREMOTEIO;
 }
@@ -1197,7 +1199,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_prepare_enable(i2c->clk);
 	ret = s3c24xx_i2c_init(i2c);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(i2c->clk);
+	clk_disable(i2c->clk);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "I2C controller init failed\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -1210,6 +1212,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		i2c->irq = ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 		if (ret <= 0) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot find IRQ\n");
+			clk_unprepare(i2c->clk);
 			return ret;
 		}
 
@@ -1218,6 +1221,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot claim IRQ %d\n", i2c->irq);
+			clk_unprepare(i2c->clk);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1225,6 +1229,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = s3c24xx_i2c_register_cpufreq(i2c);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register cpufreq notifier\n");
+		clk_unprepare(i2c->clk);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1241,6 +1246,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to add bus to i2c core\n");
 		s3c24xx_i2c_deregister_cpufreq(i2c);
+		clk_unprepare(i2c->clk);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1262,6 +1268,8 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct s3c24xx_i2c *i2c = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	clk_unprepare(i2c->clk);
+
 	pm_runtime_disable(&i2c->adap.dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
@@ -1293,13 +1301,16 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_resume_noirq(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct s3c24xx_i2c *i2c = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(i2c->sysreg))
 		regmap_write(i2c->sysreg, EXYNOS5_SYS_I2C_CFG, i2c->sys_i2c_cfg);
 
-	clk_prepare_enable(i2c->clk);
+	ret = clk_enable(i2c->clk);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	s3c24xx_i2c_init(i2c);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(i2c->clk);
+	clk_disable(i2c->clk);
 	i2c->suspended = 0;
 
 	return 0;