diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 099e508d14b..fc2a6d751bc 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -727,6 +727,11 @@ static void clk_init_parent(FAR struct clk_s *clk)
       return;
     }
 
+  for (index = 0; index < clk->num_parents; index++)
+    {
+      clk->parents[index] = clk_get(clk->parent_names[index]);
+    }
+
   if (!clk->ops->get_parent)
     {
       return;
@@ -1205,7 +1210,12 @@ FAR struct clk_s *clk_get_parent_by_index(FAR struct clk_s *clk,
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  return clk_get(clk->parent_names[index]);
+  if (clk->parents[index] == NULL)
+    {
+      clk->parents[index] = clk_get(clk->parent_names[index]);
+    }
+
+  return clk->parents[index];
 }
 
 FAR struct clk_s *clk_get_parent(FAR struct clk_s *clk)
@@ -1308,6 +1318,15 @@ FAR struct clk_s *clk_register(FAR const char *name,
         }
     }
 
+  if (num_parents > 0)
+    {
+      clk->parents = kmm_zalloc(sizeof(struct clk_s *) * num_parents);
+      if (clk->parents == NULL)
+        {
+          goto out;
+        }
+    }
+
   list_initialize(&clk->node);
   list_initialize(&clk->children);
 
@@ -1318,7 +1337,13 @@ FAR struct clk_s *clk_register(FAR const char *name,
       return clk;
     }
 
+out:
   clk_list_unlock(irqflags);
+  if (clk->parents)
+    {
+      kmm_free(clk->parents);
+    }
+
   kmm_free(clk);
   return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/include/nuttx/clk/clk_provider.h b/include/nuttx/clk/clk_provider.h
index 0bec2f7ce67..2739747a4aa 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/clk/clk_provider.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/clk/clk_provider.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct clk_s
   FAR const char             *name;
   FAR const struct clk_ops_s *ops;
   FAR struct clk_s           *parent;
+  FAR struct clk_s           **parents;
   uint8_t                     num_parents;
   uint8_t                     new_parent_index;
   uint8_t                     enable_count;