diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mm.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mm.c
index d039b9b0268dd..66a1cb6610060 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mm.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mm.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static int __init imx8mm_clocks_init(struct device_node *ccm_node)
 
 	/* IP */
 	clks[IMX8MM_CLK_DRAM_ALT] = imx8m_clk_composite("dram_alt", imx8mm_dram_alt_sels, base + 0xa000);
-	clks[IMX8MM_CLK_DRAM_APB] = imx8m_clk_composite("dram_apb", imx8mm_dram_apb_sels, base + 0xa080);
+	clks[IMX8MM_CLK_DRAM_APB] = imx8m_clk_composite_critical("dram_apb", imx8mm_dram_apb_sels, base + 0xa080);
 	clks[IMX8MM_CLK_VPU_G1] = imx8m_clk_composite("vpu_g1", imx8mm_vpu_g1_sels, base + 0xa100);
 	clks[IMX8MM_CLK_VPU_G2] = imx8m_clk_composite("vpu_g2", imx8mm_vpu_g2_sels, base + 0xa180);
 	clks[IMX8MM_CLK_DISP_DTRC] = imx8m_clk_composite("disp_dtrc", imx8mm_disp_dtrc_sels, base + 0xa200);