diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c b/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
index f6b2bf5584867e..a2c2b5203b0a95 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
@@ -386,13 +386,13 @@ long divider_round_rate_parent(struct clk_hw *hw, struct clk_hw *parent,
 			       const struct clk_div_table *table,
 			       u8 width, unsigned long flags)
 {
-	struct clk_rate_request req = {
-		.rate = rate,
-		.best_parent_rate = *prate,
-		.best_parent_hw = parent,
-	};
+	struct clk_rate_request req;
 	int ret;
 
+	clk_hw_init_rate_request(hw, &req, rate);
+	req.best_parent_rate = *prate;
+	req.best_parent_hw = parent;
+
 	ret = divider_determine_rate(hw, &req, table, width, flags);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -408,13 +408,13 @@ long divider_ro_round_rate_parent(struct clk_hw *hw, struct clk_hw *parent,
 				  const struct clk_div_table *table, u8 width,
 				  unsigned long flags, unsigned int val)
 {
-	struct clk_rate_request req = {
-		.rate = rate,
-		.best_parent_rate = *prate,
-		.best_parent_hw = parent,
-	};
+	struct clk_rate_request req;
 	int ret;
 
+	clk_hw_init_rate_request(hw, &req, rate);
+	req.best_parent_rate = *prate;
+	req.best_parent_hw = parent;
+
 	ret = divider_ro_determine_rate(hw, &req, table, width, flags, val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 553e1e9eb3001c..96b372ff23c218 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -1400,6 +1400,26 @@ static void clk_core_init_rate_req(struct clk_core * const core,
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * clk_hw_init_rate_request - Initializes a clk_rate_request
+ * @hw: the clk for which we want to submit a rate request
+ * @req: the clk_rate_request structure we want to initialise
+ * @rate: the rate which is to be requested
+ *
+ * Initializes a clk_rate_request structure to submit to
+ * __clk_determine_rate() or similar functions.
+ */
+void clk_hw_init_rate_request(const struct clk_hw *hw,
+			      struct clk_rate_request *req,
+			      unsigned long rate)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON(!hw || !req))
+		return;
+
+	clk_core_init_rate_req(hw->core, req, rate);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_hw_init_rate_request);
+
 static bool clk_core_can_round(struct clk_core * const core)
 {
 	return core->ops->determine_rate || core->ops->round_rate;
diff --git a/include/linux/clk-provider.h b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
index 9a14cfa0d2011c..d857717aa38604 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk-provider.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ struct dentry;
  * struct clk_rate_request - Structure encoding the clk constraints that
  * a clock user might require.
  *
+ * Should be initialized by calling clk_hw_init_rate_request().
+ *
  * @rate:		Requested clock rate. This field will be adjusted by
  *			clock drivers according to hardware capabilities.
  * @min_rate:		Minimum rate imposed by clk users.
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ struct clk_rate_request {
 	struct clk_hw *best_parent_hw;
 };
 
+void clk_hw_init_rate_request(const struct clk_hw *hw,
+			      struct clk_rate_request *req,
+			      unsigned long rate);
+
 /**
  * struct clk_duty - Struture encoding the duty cycle ratio of a clock
  *