diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-busy.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-busy.c
index 6df3389687bc..99036527eb0d 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-busy.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-busy.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ struct clk *imx_clk_busy_divider(const char *name, const char *parent_name,
 
 	init.name = name;
 	init.ops = &clk_busy_divider_ops;
-	init.flags = CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT;
+	init.flags = CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT | CLK_IS_CRITICAL;
 	init.parent_names = &parent_name;
 	init.num_parents = 1;
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ struct clk *imx_clk_busy_mux(const char *name, void __iomem *reg, u8 shift,
 
 	init.name = name;
 	init.ops = &clk_busy_mux_ops;
-	init.flags = 0;
+	init.flags = CLK_IS_CRITICAL;
 	init.parent_names = parent_names;
 	init.num_parents = num_parents;