diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index f8776065ad1f1925494f5233c013c9a9f4089fbc..d942d62e95eb33bddc233e0c96fcc11fae0d95f9 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -1030,6 +1030,25 @@ int clk_rate_exclusive_get(struct clk *clk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_rate_exclusive_get);
 
+static void devm_clk_rate_exclusive_put(void *data)
+{
+	struct clk *clk = data;
+
+	clk_rate_exclusive_put(clk);
+}
+
+int devm_clk_rate_exclusive_get(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = clk_rate_exclusive_get(clk);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, devm_clk_rate_exclusive_put, clk);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_clk_rate_exclusive_get);
+
 static void clk_core_unprepare(struct clk_core *core)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&prepare_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
index 678b30e90492ad17294453a5e6c482007946e8f5..14473c223cfa7858e6e5df1459329938961ec435 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct lpi2c_imx_struct {
 	__u8			*rx_buf;
 	__u8			*tx_buf;
 	struct completion	complete;
+	unsigned long		rate_per;
 	unsigned int		msglen;
 	unsigned int		delivered;
 	unsigned int		block_data;
@@ -207,9 +208,7 @@ static int lpi2c_imx_config(struct lpi2c_imx_struct *lpi2c_imx)
 
 	lpi2c_imx_set_mode(lpi2c_imx);
 
-	clk_rate = clk_get_rate(lpi2c_imx->clks[0].clk);
-	if (!clk_rate)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	clk_rate = lpi2c_imx->rate_per;
 
 	if (lpi2c_imx->mode == HS || lpi2c_imx->mode == ULTRA_FAST)
 		filt = 0;
@@ -590,6 +589,20 @@ static int lpi2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * Lock the parent clock rate to avoid getting parent clock upon
+	 * each transfer
+	 */
+	ret = devm_clk_rate_exclusive_get(&pdev->dev, lpi2c_imx->clks[0].clk);
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
+				     "can't lock I2C peripheral clock rate\n");
+
+	lpi2c_imx->rate_per = clk_get_rate(lpi2c_imx->clks[0].clk);
+	if (!lpi2c_imx->rate_per)
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, -EINVAL,
+				     "can't get I2C peripheral clock rate\n");
+
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&pdev->dev, I2C_PM_TIMEOUT);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pdev->dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/clk.h b/include/linux/clk.h
index 06f1b292f8a00ad8f9221a2672baa71b9b6d41e7..d01a5de97b01e2caa694874047afaa315a2054b1 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk.h
@@ -201,6 +201,18 @@ bool clk_is_match(const struct clk *p, const struct clk *q);
  */
 int clk_rate_exclusive_get(struct clk *clk);
 
+/**
+ * devm_clk_rate_exclusive_get - devm variant of clk_rate_exclusive_get
+ * @dev: device the exclusivity is bound to
+ * @clk: clock source
+ *
+ * Calls clk_rate_exclusive_get() on @clk and registers a devm cleanup handler
+ * on @dev to call clk_rate_exclusive_put().
+ *
+ * Must not be called from within atomic context.
+ */
+int devm_clk_rate_exclusive_get(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk);
+
 /**
  * clk_rate_exclusive_put - release exclusivity over the rate control of a
  *                          producer
@@ -274,6 +286,11 @@ static inline int clk_rate_exclusive_get(struct clk *clk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int devm_clk_rate_exclusive_get(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void clk_rate_exclusive_put(struct clk *clk) {}
 
 #endif