diff --git a/drivers/clk/meson/meson8b.c b/drivers/clk/meson/meson8b.c
index e9985503165c..9d1aaf6e9ac6 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/meson/meson8b.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/meson/meson8b.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ struct clk_gate meson8b_clk81 = {
 		.ops = &clk_gate_ops,
 		.parent_names = (const char *[]){ "mpeg_clk_div" },
 		.num_parents = 1,
-		.flags = (CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT | CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED),
+		.flags = (CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT | CLK_IS_CRITICAL),
 	},
 };