diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 251c10b63c41..f18956ec5394 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ out:
 	return;
 }
 
-static bool clk_ignore_unused;
+static bool clk_ignore_unused = true;
 static int __init clk_ignore_unused_setup(char *__unused)
 {
 	clk_ignore_unused = true;