diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-sdm660.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-sdm660.c
index 3b7181d0ff71..6394257ca8c0 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-sdm660.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-sdm660.c
@@ -1571,6 +1571,7 @@ static struct clk_branch gcc_gpu_cfg_ahb_clk = {
 		.hw.init = &(struct clk_init_data){
 			.name = "gcc_gpu_cfg_ahb_clk",
 			.ops = &clk_branch2_ops,
+			.flags = CLK_IS_CRITICAL,
 		},
 	},
 };