diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c b/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
index 3396a38cfc0f..c5a2cda8d31b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ static int yt8521_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &phydev->mdio.dev;
 	struct yt8521_priv *priv;
+	struct clk *clk;
 	int chip_config;
 	u16 mask, val;
 	u32 freq;
@@ -1076,6 +1077,11 @@ static int yt8521_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	phydev->priv = priv;
 
+	clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(clk))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(clk),
+				     "failed to get and enable PHY clock\n");
+
 	chip_config = ytphy_read_ext_with_lock(phydev, YT8521_CHIP_CONFIG_REG);
 	if (chip_config < 0)
 		return chip_config;