diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-ipq5018.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-ipq5018.c
index dcda2be8c1a5..64792cda0620 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-ipq5018.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-ipq5018.c
@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ static struct clk_branch gcc_sleep_clk_src = {
 			.name = "gcc_sleep_clk_src",
 			.parent_data = gcc_sleep_clk_data,
 			.num_parents = ARRAY_SIZE(gcc_sleep_clk_data),
+			.flags = CLK_IS_CRITICAL,
 			.ops = &clk_branch2_ops,
 		},
 	},