diff --git a/drivers/clk/meson/gxbb.c b/drivers/clk/meson/gxbb.c
index 4c8925dee..496fcd82b 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/meson/gxbb.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/meson/gxbb.c
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ static struct clk_regmap gxbb_fclk_div3 = {
 		.ops = &clk_regmap_gate_ops,
 		.parent_names = (const char *[]){ "fclk_div3_div" },
 		.num_parents = 1,
+		.flags = CLK_IS_CRITICAL,
 	},
 };