diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-pllv3.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-pllv3.c
index c9ca19184420..df1736232961 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-pllv3.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-pllv3.c
@@ -46,10 +46,30 @@ struct clk_pllv3 {
 
 #define to_clk_pllv3(_hw) container_of(_hw, struct clk_pllv3, hw)
 
+static int clk_pllv3_wait_lock(struct clk_pllv3 *pll)
+{
+	unsigned long timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(10);
+	u32 val = readl_relaxed(pll->base) & BM_PLL_POWER;
+
+	/* No need to wait for lock when pll is not powered up */
+	if ((pll->powerup_set && !val) || (!pll->powerup_set && val))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Wait for PLL to lock */
+	do {
+		if (readl_relaxed(pll->base) & BM_PLL_LOCK)
+			break;
+		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
+			break;
+		usleep_range(50, 500);
+	} while (1);
+
+	return readl_relaxed(pll->base) & BM_PLL_LOCK ? 0 : -ETIMEDOUT;
+}
+
 static int clk_pllv3_prepare(struct clk_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct clk_pllv3 *pll = to_clk_pllv3(hw);
-	unsigned long timeout;
 	u32 val;
 
 	val = readl_relaxed(pll->base);
@@ -60,20 +80,7 @@ static int clk_pllv3_prepare(struct clk_hw *hw)
 		val &= ~BM_PLL_POWER;
 	writel_relaxed(val, pll->base);
 
-	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(10);
-	/* Wait for PLL to lock */
-	do {
-		if (readl_relaxed(pll->base) & BM_PLL_LOCK)
-			break;
-		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
-			break;
-		usleep_range(50, 500);
-	} while (1);
-
-	if (readl_relaxed(pll->base) & BM_PLL_LOCK)
-		return 0;
-	else
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	return clk_pllv3_wait_lock(pll);
 }
 
 static void clk_pllv3_unprepare(struct clk_hw *hw)
@@ -148,7 +155,7 @@ static int clk_pllv3_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	val |= div;
 	writel_relaxed(val, pll->base);
 
-	return 0;
+	return clk_pllv3_wait_lock(pll);
 }
 
 static const struct clk_ops clk_pllv3_ops = {
@@ -204,7 +211,7 @@ static int clk_pllv3_sys_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	val |= div;
 	writel_relaxed(val, pll->base);
 
-	return 0;
+	return clk_pllv3_wait_lock(pll);
 }
 
 static const struct clk_ops clk_pllv3_sys_ops = {
@@ -278,7 +285,7 @@ static int clk_pllv3_av_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	writel_relaxed(mfn, pll->base + PLL_NUM_OFFSET);
 	writel_relaxed(mfd, pll->base + PLL_DENOM_OFFSET);
 
-	return 0;
+	return clk_pllv3_wait_lock(pll);
 }
 
 static const struct clk_ops clk_pllv3_av_ops = {