diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/clock.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/clock.h
index e9fced9bd8f5..5de72eef9724 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/clock.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/clock.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct clk;
 
 struct clk_ops {
 	void (*init)(struct clk *clk);
-	void (*enable)(struct clk *clk);
+	int (*enable)(struct clk *clk);
 	void (*disable)(struct clk *clk);
 	unsigned long (*recalc)(struct clk *clk);
 	int (*set_rate)(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate, int algo_id);
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/clock.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/clock.c
index c683be5ba8b2..e027fe5898d6 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/clock.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/clock.c
@@ -93,38 +93,16 @@ void propagate_rate(struct clk *tclk)
 	}
 }
 
-static int __clk_enable(struct clk *clk)
-{
-	if (clk->usecount++ == 0) {
-		if (clk->parent)
-			__clk_enable(clk->parent);
-
-		if (clk->ops && clk->ops->enable)
-			clk->ops->enable(clk);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int clk_enable(struct clk *clk)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!clk)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&clock_lock, flags);
-	ret = __clk_enable(clk);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clock_lock, flags);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_enable);
-
 static void __clk_disable(struct clk *clk)
 {
-	if (clk->usecount > 0 && !(--clk->usecount)) {
+	if (clk->usecount == 0) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Trying disable clock %s with 0 usecount\n",
+		       clk->name);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!(--clk->usecount)) {
 		if (likely(clk->ops && clk->ops->disable))
 			clk->ops->disable(clk);
 		if (likely(clk->parent))
@@ -145,6 +123,49 @@ void clk_disable(struct clk *clk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_disable);
 
+static int __clk_enable(struct clk *clk)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (clk->usecount++ == 0) {
+		if (clk->parent) {
+			ret = __clk_enable(clk->parent);
+			if (unlikely(ret))
+				goto err;
+		}
+
+		if (clk->ops && clk->ops->enable) {
+			ret = clk->ops->enable(clk);
+			if (ret) {
+				if (clk->parent)
+					__clk_disable(clk->parent);
+				goto err;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+err:
+	clk->usecount--;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int clk_enable(struct clk *clk)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!clk)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&clock_lock, flags);
+	ret = __clk_enable(clk);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clock_lock, flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_enable);
+
 static LIST_HEAD(root_clks);
 
 /**
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7722.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7722.c
index f777d00d4af6..1c41db41de7e 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7722.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7722.c
@@ -472,9 +472,9 @@ static int sh7722_siu_start_stop(struct clk *clk, int enable)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void sh7722_siu_enable(struct clk *clk)
+static int sh7722_siu_enable(struct clk *clk)
 {
-	sh7722_siu_start_stop(clk, 1);
+	return sh7722_siu_start_stop(clk, 1);
 }
 
 static void sh7722_siu_disable(struct clk *clk)
@@ -491,12 +491,13 @@ static struct clk_ops sh7722_siu_clk_ops = {
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7343 */
 
-static void sh7722_video_enable(struct clk *clk)
+static int sh7722_video_enable(struct clk *clk)
 {
 	unsigned long r;
 
 	r = ctrl_inl(VCLKCR);
 	ctrl_outl( r & ~(1<<8), VCLKCR);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void sh7722_video_disable(struct clk *clk)
@@ -630,9 +631,9 @@ static int sh7722_mstpcr_start_stop(struct clk *clk, int enable)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void sh7722_mstpcr_enable(struct clk *clk)
+static int sh7722_mstpcr_enable(struct clk *clk)
 {
-	sh7722_mstpcr_start_stop(clk, 1);
+	return sh7722_mstpcr_start_stop(clk, 1);
 }
 
 static void sh7722_mstpcr_disable(struct clk *clk)