diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
index 6e4fcd8339cd..b8580f363e51 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX31) += mm-imx3.o cpu-imx31.o clk-imx31.o iomux-imx31.o ehci-
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX35) += mm-imx3.o cpu-imx35.o clk-imx35.o ehci-imx35.o pm-imx3.o
 
 imx5-pm-$(CONFIG_PM) += pm-imx5.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX5) += cpu-imx5.o clk-imx51-imx53.o $(imx5-pm-y)
+obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX5) += cpu-imx5.o clk-imx51-imx53.o clk-cpu.o $(imx5-pm-y)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_COMMON_CLK) += clk-pllv1.o clk-pllv2.o clk-pllv3.o clk-gate2.o \
 			    clk-pfd.o clk-busy.o clk.o \
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-cpu.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-cpu.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa1c345e2a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-cpu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Lucas Stach <l.stach@pengutronix.de>, Pengutronix
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.html
+ * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+ */
+
+#include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/clk-provider.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+struct clk_cpu {
+	struct clk_hw	hw;
+	struct clk	*div;
+	struct clk	*mux;
+	struct clk	*pll;
+	struct clk	*step;
+};
+
+static inline struct clk_cpu *to_clk_cpu(struct clk_hw *hw)
+{
+	return container_of(hw, struct clk_cpu, hw);
+}
+
+static unsigned long clk_cpu_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
+					 unsigned long parent_rate)
+{
+	struct clk_cpu *cpu = to_clk_cpu(hw);
+
+	return clk_get_rate(cpu->div);
+}
+
+static long clk_cpu_round_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
+			       unsigned long *prate)
+{
+	struct clk_cpu *cpu = to_clk_cpu(hw);
+
+	return clk_round_rate(cpu->pll, rate);
+}
+
+static int clk_cpu_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
+			    unsigned long parent_rate)
+{
+	struct clk_cpu *cpu = to_clk_cpu(hw);
+	int ret;
+
+	/* switch to PLL bypass clock */
+	ret = clk_set_parent(cpu->mux, cpu->step);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* reprogram PLL */
+	ret = clk_set_rate(cpu->pll, rate);
+	if (ret) {
+		clk_set_parent(cpu->mux, cpu->pll);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	/* switch back to PLL clock */
+	clk_set_parent(cpu->mux, cpu->pll);
+
+	/* Ensure the divider is what we expect */
+	clk_set_rate(cpu->div, rate);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct clk_ops clk_cpu_ops = {
+	.recalc_rate	= clk_cpu_recalc_rate,
+	.round_rate	= clk_cpu_round_rate,
+	.set_rate	= clk_cpu_set_rate,
+};
+
+struct clk *imx_clk_cpu(const char *name, const char *parent_name,
+		struct clk *div, struct clk *mux, struct clk *pll,
+		struct clk *step)
+{
+	struct clk_cpu *cpu;
+	struct clk *clk;
+	struct clk_init_data init;
+
+	cpu = kzalloc(sizeof(*cpu), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cpu)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	cpu->div = div;
+	cpu->mux = mux;
+	cpu->pll = pll;
+	cpu->step = step;
+
+	init.name = name;
+	init.ops = &clk_cpu_ops;
+	init.flags = 0;
+	init.parent_names = &parent_name;
+	init.num_parents = 1;
+
+	cpu->hw.init = &init;
+
+	clk = clk_register(NULL, &cpu->hw);
+	if (IS_ERR(clk))
+		kfree(cpu);
+
+	return clk;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk.h
index 4cdf8b6a74e8..5ef82e2f8fc5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk.h
@@ -131,4 +131,8 @@ static inline struct clk *imx_clk_fixed_factor(const char *name,
 			CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT, mult, div);
 }
 
+struct clk *imx_clk_cpu(const char *name, const char *parent_name,
+		struct clk *div, struct clk *mux, struct clk *pll,
+		struct clk *step);
+
 #endif