diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 9004e0718225..ad40913d80a8 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -4230,8 +4230,6 @@ static void __clk_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct clk_core *core = container_of(ref, struct clk_core, ref);
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&prepare_lock);
-
 	clk_core_free_parent_map(core);
 	kfree_const(core->name);
 	kfree(core);