diff --git a/apex_driver.c b/apex_driver.c
index 130b1b8..41679fd 100644
--- a/apex_driver.c
+++ b/apex_driver.c
@@ -670,33 +670,30 @@ static long apex_clock_gating(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev, ulong arg)
 {
 	struct apex_gate_clock_ioctl ibuf;
 
-	if (bypass_top_level)
+	if (bypass_top_level || !allow_sw_clock_gating)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (allow_sw_clock_gating) {
-		if (copy_from_user(&ibuf, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(ibuf)))
-			return -EFAULT;
+	if (copy_from_user(&ibuf, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(ibuf)))
+		return -EFAULT;
 
-		gasket_log_error(
-			gasket_dev, "%s %llu", __func__, ibuf.enable);
+	gasket_log_error(gasket_dev, "%s %llu", __func__, ibuf.enable);
 
-		if (ibuf.enable) {
-			/* Quiesce AXI, gate GCB clock. */
-			gasket_read_modify_write_32(
-				gasket_dev, APEX_BAR_INDEX,
-				APEX_BAR2_REG_AXI_QUIESCE, 0x1, 1, 16);
-			gasket_read_modify_write_32(
-				gasket_dev, APEX_BAR_INDEX,
-				APEX_BAR2_REG_GCB_CLOCK_GATE, 0x1, 2, 18);
-		} else {
-			/* Un-gate GCB clock, un-quiesce AXI. */
-			gasket_read_modify_write_32(
-				gasket_dev, APEX_BAR_INDEX,
-				APEX_BAR2_REG_GCB_CLOCK_GATE, 0x0, 2, 18);
-			gasket_read_modify_write_32(
-				gasket_dev, APEX_BAR_INDEX,
-				APEX_BAR2_REG_AXI_QUIESCE, 0x0, 1, 16);
-		}
+	if (ibuf.enable) {
+		/* Quiesce AXI, gate GCB clock. */
+		gasket_read_modify_write_32(
+		    gasket_dev, APEX_BAR_INDEX,
+		    APEX_BAR2_REG_AXI_QUIESCE, 0x1, 1, 16);
+		gasket_read_modify_write_32(
+		    gasket_dev, APEX_BAR_INDEX,
+		    APEX_BAR2_REG_GCB_CLOCK_GATE, 0x1, 2, 18);
+	} else {
+		/* Un-gate GCB clock, un-quiesce AXI. */
+		gasket_read_modify_write_32(
+		    gasket_dev, APEX_BAR_INDEX,
+		    APEX_BAR2_REG_GCB_CLOCK_GATE, 0x0, 2, 18);
+		gasket_read_modify_write_32(
+		    gasket_dev, APEX_BAR_INDEX,
+		    APEX_BAR2_REG_AXI_QUIESCE, 0x0, 1, 16);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }