diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/vt8500.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/vt8500.dtsi
index d8645e990b21..cf31ced46602 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/vt8500.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/vt8500.dtsi
@@ -45,6 +45,38 @@ ref24: ref24M {
 					compatible = "fixed-clock";
 					clock-frequency = <24000000>;
 				};
+
+				clkuart0: uart0 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <1>;
+				};
+
+				clkuart1: uart1 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <2>;
+				};
+
+				clkuart2: uart2 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <3>;
+				};
+
+				clkuart3: uart3 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <4>;
+				};
 			};
 		};
 
@@ -83,28 +115,28 @@ uart@d8200000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd8200000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <32>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart0>;
 		};
 
 		uart@d82b0000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd82b0000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <33>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart1>;
 		};
 
 		uart@d8210000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd8210000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <47>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart2>;
 		};
 
 		uart@d82c0000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd82c0000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <50>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart3>;
 		};
 
 		rtc@d8100000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8505.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8505.dtsi
index 330f833ac3b0..e74a1c0fb9a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8505.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8505.dtsi
@@ -59,6 +59,54 @@ ref24: ref24M {
 					compatible = "fixed-clock";
 					clock-frequency = <24000000>;
 				};
+
+				clkuart0: uart0 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <1>;
+				};
+
+				clkuart1: uart1 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <2>;
+				};
+
+				clkuart2: uart2 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <3>;
+				};
+
+				clkuart3: uart3 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <4>;
+				};
+
+				clkuart4: uart4 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <22>;
+				};
+
+				clkuart5: uart5 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <23>;
+				};
 			};
 		};
 
@@ -96,42 +144,42 @@ uart@d8200000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd8200000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <32>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart0>;
 		};
 
 		uart@d82b0000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd82b0000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <33>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart1>;
 		};
 
 		uart@d8210000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd8210000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <47>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart2>;
 		};
 
 		uart@d82c0000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd82c0000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <50>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart3>;
 		};
 
 		uart@d8370000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd8370000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <31>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart4>;
 		};
 
 		uart@d8380000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd8380000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <30>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart5>;
 		};
 
 		rtc@d8100000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8650.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8650.dtsi
index 83b9467559bb..db3c0a12e052 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8650.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8650.dtsi
@@ -75,6 +75,22 @@ pllb: pllb {
 					reg = <0x204>;
 				};
 
+				clkuart0: uart0 {
+ 					#clock-cells = <0>;
+ 					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <1>;
+ 				};
+
+				clkuart1: uart1 {
+					#clock-cells = <0>;
+					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
+					clocks = <&ref24>;
+					enable-reg = <0x250>;
+					enable-bit = <2>;
+				};
+
 				arm: arm {
 					#clock-cells = <0>;
 					compatible = "via,vt8500-device-clock";
@@ -128,14 +144,14 @@ uart@d8200000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd8200000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <32>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart0>;
 		};
 
 		uart@d82b0000 {
 			compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
 			reg = <0xd82b0000 0x1040>;
 			interrupts = <33>;
-			clocks = <&ref24>;
+			clocks = <&clkuart1>;
 		};
 
 		rtc@d8100000 {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
index ff391db0a220..798bf944a2e5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
@@ -584,6 +584,23 @@ static int vt8500_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!vt8500_port)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	vt8500_port->uart.membase = devm_request_and_ioremap(&pdev->dev, mmres);
+	if (!vt8500_port->uart.membase)
+		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+
+	vt8500_port->clk = of_clk_get(pdev->dev.of_node, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(vt8500_port->clk)) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get clock\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(vt8500_port->clk);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to enable clock\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	vt8500_port->uart.type = PORT_VT8500;
 	vt8500_port->uart.iotype = UPIO_MEM;
 	vt8500_port->uart.mapbase = mmres->start;
@@ -593,25 +610,11 @@ static int vt8500_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	vt8500_port->uart.line = port;
 	vt8500_port->uart.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	vt8500_port->uart.flags = UPF_IOREMAP | UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
-
-	vt8500_port->clk = of_clk_get(pdev->dev.of_node, 0);
-	if (vt8500_port->clk) {
-		vt8500_port->uart.uartclk = clk_get_rate(vt8500_port->clk);
-	} else {
-		/* use the default of 24Mhz if not specified and warn */
-		pr_warn("%s: serial clock source not specified\n", __func__);
-		vt8500_port->uart.uartclk = 24000000;
-	}
+	vt8500_port->uart.uartclk = clk_get_rate(vt8500_port->clk);
 
 	snprintf(vt8500_port->name, sizeof(vt8500_port->name),
 		 "VT8500 UART%d", pdev->id);
 
-	vt8500_port->uart.membase = devm_request_and_ioremap(&pdev->dev, mmres);
-	if (!vt8500_port->uart.membase) {
-		ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
 	vt8500_uart_ports[port] = vt8500_port;
 
 	uart_add_one_port(&vt8500_uart_driver, &vt8500_port->uart);
@@ -630,6 +633,7 @@ static int vt8500_serial_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct vt8500_port *vt8500_port = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(vt8500_port->clk);
 	uart_remove_one_port(&vt8500_uart_driver, &vt8500_port->uart);
 	kfree(vt8500_port);