diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/tcb_clksrc.c b/drivers/clocksource/tcb_clksrc.c
index 6ee91401918e..4da2af9694a2 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/tcb_clksrc.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/tcb_clksrc.c
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ static int tc_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *d)
 
 	__raw_writel(0xff, regs + ATMEL_TC_REG(2, IDR));
 	__raw_writel(ATMEL_TC_CLKDIS, regs + ATMEL_TC_REG(2, CCR));
-	clk_disable(tcd->clk);
+	if (!clockevent_state_detached(d))
+		clk_disable(tcd->clk);
 
 	return 0;
 }