diff --git a/sys/dev/extres/clk/clk.c b/sys/dev/extres/clk/clk.c
index acb4a2cfecb0..5715315d309b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/extres/clk/clk.c
+++ b/sys/dev/extres/clk/clk.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ clk_set_assigned(device_t dev, phandle_t node)
 	if (ofw_bus_parse_xref_list_get_length(node,
 	    "assigned-clock-parents", "#clock-cells", &nparents) != 0)
 		nparents = -1;
-	for (i = 0; i < nclocks; i++) {
+	for (i = nclocks - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		/* First get the clock we are supposed to modify */
 		rv = clk_get_by_ofw_index_prop(dev, 0, "assigned-clocks",
 		    i, &clk);