diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-highbank.c b/drivers/clk/clk-highbank.c
index 52fecadf004a..3a0b723da2bc 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-highbank.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-highbank.c
@@ -182,8 +182,10 @@ static int clk_pll_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hwclk, unsigned long rate,
 		reg |= HB_PLL_EXT_ENA;
 		reg &= ~HB_PLL_EXT_BYPASS;
 	} else {
+		writel(reg | HB_PLL_EXT_BYPASS, hbclk->reg);
 		reg &= ~HB_PLL_DIVQ_MASK;
 		reg |= divq << HB_PLL_DIVQ_SHIFT;
+		writel(reg | HB_PLL_EXT_BYPASS, hbclk->reg);
 	}
 	writel(reg, hbclk->reg);