diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c b/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c
index 15114fe..790306e 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c
@@ -53,12 +53,18 @@
 	if (gate->lock)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(gate->lock, flags);
 
-	reg = readl(gate->reg);
+	if (gate->flags & CLK_GATE_HIWORD_MASK) {
+		reg = BIT(gate->bit_idx + 16);
+		if (set)
+			reg |= BIT(gate->bit_idx);
+	} else {
+		reg = readl(gate->reg);
 
-	if (set)
-		reg |= BIT(gate->bit_idx);
-	else
-		reg &= ~BIT(gate->bit_idx);
+		if (set)
+			reg |= BIT(gate->bit_idx);
+		else
+			reg &= ~BIT(gate->bit_idx);
+	}
 
 	writel(reg, gate->reg);
 
@@ -121,6 +127,13 @@
 	struct clk *clk;
 	struct clk_init_data init;
 
+	if (clk_gate_flags & CLK_GATE_HIWORD_MASK) {
+		if (bit_idx > 16) {
+			pr_err("gate bit exceeds LOWORD field\n");
+			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* allocate the gate */
 	gate = kzalloc(sizeof(struct clk_gate), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gate) {