diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-msm8998.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-msm8998.c
index 9f0ae403d5f5..cb714c3e2924 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-msm8998.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-msm8998.c
@@ -2042,6 +2042,12 @@ static struct clk_branch gcc_mmss_noc_cfg_ahb_clk = {
 		.hw.init = &(struct clk_init_data){
 			.name = "gcc_mmss_noc_cfg_ahb_clk",
 			.ops = &clk_branch2_ops,
+			/*
+			 * Any access to mmss depends on this clock.
+			 * Gating this clock has been shown to crash the system
+			 * when mmssnoc_axi_rpm_clk is inited in rpmcc.
+			 */
+			.flags = CLK_IS_CRITICAL,
 		},
 	},
 };