diff --git a/drivers/video/amba-clcd.c b/drivers/video/amba-clcd.c
index afe21e6eb544..1c2c68356ea7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/amba-clcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/amba-clcd.c
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ static void clcdfb_disable(struct clcd_fb *fb)
 	/*
 	 * Disable CLCD clock source.
 	 */
-	clk_disable(fb->clk);
+	if (fb->clk_enabled) {
+		fb->clk_enabled = false;
+		clk_disable(fb->clk);
+	}
 }
 
 static void clcdfb_enable(struct clcd_fb *fb, u32 cntl)
@@ -88,7 +91,10 @@ static void clcdfb_enable(struct clcd_fb *fb, u32 cntl)
 	/*
 	 * Enable the CLCD clock source.
 	 */
-	clk_enable(fb->clk);
+	if (!fb->clk_enabled) {
+		fb->clk_enabled = true;
+		clk_enable(fb->clk);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Bring up by first enabling..
diff --git a/include/linux/amba/clcd.h b/include/linux/amba/clcd.h
index ca16c3801a1e..be33b3affc8a 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/clcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/clcd.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct clcd_fb {
 	u16			off_cntl;
 	u32			clcd_cntl;
 	u32			cmap[16];
+	bool			clk_enabled;
 };
 
 static inline void clcdfb_decode(struct clcd_fb *fb, struct clcd_regs *regs)