diff --git a/drivers/clk/meson/gxbb.c b/drivers/clk/meson/gxbb.c
index 7cf88ca9bdce..ef44f6876ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/meson/gxbb.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/meson/gxbb.c
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ static struct clk_gate gxbb_clk81 = {
 		.ops = &clk_gate_ops,
 		.parent_names = (const char *[]){ "mpeg_clk_div" },
 		.num_parents = 1,
-		.flags = (CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT | CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED | CLK_IS_CRITICAL),
+		.flags = (CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT | CLK_IS_CRITICAL),
 	},
 };