}
        }
        sdr_clr_bits(host->base + MSDC_CFG, MSDC_CFG_CKPDN);
-       /*
-        * As src_clk/HCLK use the same bit to gate/ungate,
-        * So if want to only gate src_clk, need gate its parent(mux).
-        */
-       if (host->src_clk_cg)
-               clk_disable_unprepare(host->src_clk_cg);
-       else
-               clk_disable_unprepare(clk_get_parent(host->src_clk));
+
+       clk_disable_unprepare(host->src_clk_cg);
        if (host->dev_comp->clk_div_bits == 8)
                sdr_set_field(host->base + MSDC_CFG,
                              MSDC_CFG_CKMOD | MSDC_CFG_CKDIV,
                sdr_set_field(host->base + MSDC_CFG,
                              MSDC_CFG_CKMOD_EXTRA | MSDC_CFG_CKDIV_EXTRA,
                              (mode << 12) | div);
-       if (host->src_clk_cg)
-               clk_prepare_enable(host->src_clk_cg);
-       else
-               clk_prepare_enable(clk_get_parent(host->src_clk));
 
+       clk_prepare_enable(host->src_clk_cg);
        readl_poll_timeout(host->base + MSDC_CFG, val, (val & MSDC_CFG_CKSTB), 0, 0);
        sdr_set_bits(host->base + MSDC_CFG, MSDC_CFG_CKPDN);
        mmc->actual_clock = sclk;
        if (IS_ERR(host->src_clk_cg))
                return PTR_ERR(host->src_clk_cg);
 
+       /*
+        * Fallback for legacy device-trees: src_clk and HCLK use the same
+        * bit to control gating but they are parented to a different mux,
+        * hence if our intention is to gate only the source, required
+        * during a clk mode switch to avoid hw hangs, we need to gate
+        * its parent (specified as a different clock only on new DTs).
+        */
+       if (!host->src_clk_cg) {
+               host->src_clk_cg = clk_get_parent(host->src_clk);
+               if (IS_ERR(host->src_clk_cg))
+                       return PTR_ERR(host->src_clk_cg);
+       }
+
        host->sys_clk_cg = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "sys_cg");
        if (IS_ERR(host->sys_clk_cg))
                host->sys_clk_cg = NULL;