diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/mchp-i2s-mcc.c b/sound/soc/atmel/mchp-i2s-mcc.c
index 86495883ca3f..319f975586f1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/mchp-i2s-mcc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/mchp-i2s-mcc.c
@@ -670,8 +670,13 @@ static int mchp_i2s_mcc_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	}
 
 	ret = regmap_write(dev->regmap, MCHP_I2SMCC_MRA, mra);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (dev->gclk_use) {
+			clk_unprepare(dev->gclk);
+			dev->gclk_use = 0;
+		}
 		return ret;
+	}
 	return regmap_write(dev->regmap, MCHP_I2SMCC_MRB, mrb);
 }
 
@@ -708,9 +713,13 @@ static int mchp_i2s_mcc_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		regmap_write(dev->regmap, MCHP_I2SMCC_CR, MCHP_I2SMCC_CR_CKDIS);
 
 		if (dev->gclk_running) {
-			clk_disable_unprepare(dev->gclk);
+			clk_disable(dev->gclk);
 			dev->gclk_running = 0;
 		}
+		if (dev->gclk_use) {
+			clk_unprepare(dev->gclk);
+			dev->gclk_use = 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;