diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-mmio.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-mmio.c
index 5cadfd3394d8..8741fb5f8f54 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-mmio.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-mmio.c
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ static void regmap_mmio_free_context(void *context)
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(ctx->clk)) {
 		clk_unprepare(ctx->clk);
-		clk_put(ctx->clk);
+		if (!ctx->attached_clk)
+			clk_put(ctx->clk);
 	}
 	kfree(context);
 }