diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
index 0d6a4e47e7a5..962d7046801c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
@@ -1417,18 +1417,15 @@ static int pxa168_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "PXA168 10/100 Ethernet Driver\n");
 
-	clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Fast Ethernet failed to get clock\n");
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Fast Ethernet failed to get and enable clock\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	clk_prepare_enable(clk);
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct pxa168_eth_private));
-	if (!dev) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_clk;
-	}
+	if (!dev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 	pep = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -1541,8 +1538,6 @@ static int pxa168_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mdiobus_free(pep->smi_bus);
 err_netdev:
 	free_netdev(dev);
-err_clk:
-	clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
 	return err;
 }