diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun4i.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun4i.c
index 80026167044b..a6727dd89e28 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun4i.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun4i.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct sun4i_pwm_data {
 
 struct sun4i_pwm_chip {
 	struct pwm_chip chip;
+	struct clk *bus_clk;
 	struct clk *clk;
 	struct reset_control *rst;
 	void __iomem *base;
@@ -391,6 +392,14 @@ static int sun4i_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	pwm->bus_clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "bus");
+	if (IS_ERR(pwm->bus_clk)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(pwm->rst) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "get bus clock failed %pe\n",
+				pwm->bus_clk);
+		return PTR_ERR(pwm->bus_clk);
+	}
+
 	pwm->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_shared(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(pwm->rst)) {
 		if (PTR_ERR(pwm->rst) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
@@ -407,6 +416,17 @@ static int sun4i_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * We're keeping the bus clock on for the sake of simplicity.
+	 * Actually it only needs to be on for hardware register accesses.
+	 */
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(pwm->bus_clk);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot prepare and enable bus_clk %pe\n",
+			ERR_PTR(ret));
+		goto err_bus;
+	}
+
 	pwm->chip.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	pwm->chip.ops = &sun4i_pwm_ops;
 	pwm->chip.base = -1;
@@ -427,6 +447,8 @@ static int sun4i_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_pwm_add:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(pwm->bus_clk);
+err_bus:
 	reset_control_assert(pwm->rst);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -441,6 +463,7 @@ static int sun4i_pwm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	clk_disable_unprepare(pwm->bus_clk);
 	reset_control_assert(pwm->rst);
 
 	return 0;