diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index a7cee0fac071a..991fb3a62bda0 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ static void clk_core_get_boundaries(struct clk_core *core,
 {
 	struct clk *clk_user;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&prepare_lock);
+
 	*min_rate = core->min_rate;
 	*max_rate = core->max_rate;