diff --git a/esp-hal/src/dma/gdma.rs b/esp-hal/src/dma/gdma.rs
index 581a8f9564f..c53a5f5a9ee 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/dma/gdma.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/dma/gdma.rs
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ impl<'d> Dma<'d> {
     ) -> Dma<'d> {
         crate::into_ref!(dma);
 
-        if PeripheralClockControl::enable(Peripheral::Gdma, true) {
+        if PeripheralClockControl::enable(Peripheral::Gdma) {
             PeripheralClockControl::reset(Peripheral::Gdma);
         }
         dma.misc_conf().modify(|_, w| w.ahbm_rst_inter().set_bit());
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/dma/pdma.rs b/esp-hal/src/dma/pdma.rs
index 0023f007b98..738e486d945 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/dma/pdma.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/dma/pdma.rs
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ impl<'d> Dma<'d> {
     pub fn new(
         dma: impl crate::peripheral::Peripheral<P = crate::peripherals::DMA> + 'd,
     ) -> Dma<'d> {
-        if PeripheralClockControl::enable(Peripheral::Dma, true) {
+        if PeripheralClockControl::enable(Peripheral::Dma) {
             PeripheralClockControl::reset(Peripheral::Dma);
         }
 
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/i2c/master/mod.rs b/esp-hal/src/i2c/master/mod.rs
index dff8d9f1832..bfb102af5d7 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/i2c/master/mod.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/i2c/master/mod.rs
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ where
     }
 
     fn internal_recover(&self) {
-        PeripheralClockControl::enable(self.driver().info.peripheral, false);
-        PeripheralClockControl::enable(self.driver().info.peripheral, true);
+        PeripheralClockControl::disable(self.driver().info.peripheral);
+        PeripheralClockControl::enable(self.driver().info.peripheral);
         PeripheralClockControl::reset(self.driver().info.peripheral);
 
         // We know the configuration is valid, we can ignore the result.
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/ledc/mod.rs b/esp-hal/src/ledc/mod.rs
index 83e90a6e11b..1c4b5c58c3d 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/ledc/mod.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/ledc/mod.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl<'d> Ledc<'d> {
     pub fn new(_instance: impl Peripheral<P = crate::peripherals::LEDC> + 'd) -> Self {
         crate::into_ref!(_instance);
 
-        if PeripheralClockControl::enable(PeripheralEnable::Ledc, true) {
+        if PeripheralClockControl::enable(PeripheralEnable::Ledc) {
             PeripheralClockControl::reset(PeripheralEnable::Ledc);
         }
 
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/system.rs b/esp-hal/src/system.rs
index 1c677df4dcf..40f0a69b31b 100755
--- a/esp-hal/src/system.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/system.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub(crate) struct PeripheralGuard {
 
 impl PeripheralGuard {
     pub(crate) fn new(p: Peripheral) -> Self {
-        if !KEEP_ENABLED.contains(&p) && PeripheralClockControl::enable(p, true) {
+        if !KEEP_ENABLED.contains(&p) && PeripheralClockControl::enable(p) {
             PeripheralClockControl::reset(p);
         }
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl PeripheralGuard {
 impl Drop for PeripheralGuard {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if !KEEP_ENABLED.contains(&self.peripheral) {
-            PeripheralClockControl::enable(self.peripheral, false);
+            PeripheralClockControl::disable(self.peripheral);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ pub(crate) struct GenericPeripheralGuard<const P: u8> {}
 impl<const P: u8> GenericPeripheralGuard<P> {
     pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
         let peripheral = unwrap!(Peripheral::try_from(P));
-        if !KEEP_ENABLED.contains(&peripheral) && PeripheralClockControl::enable(peripheral, true) {
+        if !KEEP_ENABLED.contains(&peripheral) && PeripheralClockControl::enable(peripheral) {
             PeripheralClockControl::reset(peripheral);
         }
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ impl<const P: u8> Drop for GenericPeripheralGuard<P> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         let peripheral = unwrap!(Peripheral::try_from(P));
         if !KEEP_ENABLED.contains(&peripheral) {
-            PeripheralClockControl::enable(peripheral, false);
+            PeripheralClockControl::disable(peripheral);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -961,17 +961,26 @@ impl PeripheralClockControl {
 }
 
 impl PeripheralClockControl {
-    /// Enables/disables the given peripheral.
+    /// Enables the given peripheral.
     ///
-    /// This keeps track of enabling/disabling a peripheral - i.e. a peripheral
-    /// is only enabled with the first call attempt to enable it. It only
+    /// This keeps track of enabling a peripheral - i.e. a peripheral
+    /// is only enabled with the first call attempt to enable it.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `true` if it actually enabled the peripheral.
+    pub(crate) fn enable(peripheral: Peripheral) -> bool {
+        Self::enable_forced(peripheral, true, false)
+    }
+
+    /// Disables the given peripheral.
+    ///
+    /// This keeps track of disabling a peripheral - i.e. it only
     /// gets disabled when the number of enable/disable attempts is balanced.
     ///
-    /// Returns `true` if it actually enabled/disabled the peripheral.
+    /// Returns `true` if it actually disabled the peripheral.
     ///
     /// Before disabling a peripheral it will also get reset
-    pub(crate) fn enable(peripheral: Peripheral, enable: bool) -> bool {
-        Self::enable_forced(peripheral, enable, false)
+    pub(crate) fn disable(peripheral: Peripheral) -> bool {
+        Self::enable_forced(peripheral, false, false)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn enable_forced(peripheral: Peripheral, enable: bool, force: bool) -> bool {
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs b/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs
index f54aeb44eab..d640502041e 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl<'d> SystemTimer<'d> {
     /// Create a new instance.
     pub fn new(_systimer: impl Peripheral<P = SYSTIMER> + 'd) -> Self {
         // Don't reset Systimer as it will break `time::now`, only enable it
-        PeripheralClockControl::enable(PeripheralEnable::Systimer, true);
+        PeripheralClockControl::enable(PeripheralEnable::Systimer);
 
         #[cfg(soc_etm)]
         etm::enable_etm();
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/timer/timg.rs b/esp-hal/src/timer/timg.rs
index 77924fb87bb..bcbfc619391 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/timer/timg.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/timer/timg.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl TimerGroupInstance for TIMG0 {
     }
 
     fn enable_peripheral() {
-        PeripheralClockControl::enable(crate::system::Peripheral::Timg0, true);
+        PeripheralClockControl::enable(crate::system::Peripheral::Timg0);
     }
 
     fn reset_peripheral() {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ impl TimerGroupInstance for crate::peripherals::TIMG1 {
     }
 
     fn enable_peripheral() {
-        PeripheralClockControl::enable(crate::system::Peripheral::Timg1, true);
+        PeripheralClockControl::enable(crate::system::Peripheral::Timg1);
     }
 
     fn reset_peripheral() {
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/usb_serial_jtag.rs b/esp-hal/src/usb_serial_jtag.rs
index c76d714a828..c94c2be6c93 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/usb_serial_jtag.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/usb_serial_jtag.rs
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ where
     fn new_inner(usb_device: impl Peripheral<P = USB_DEVICE> + 'd) -> Self {
         // Do NOT reset the peripheral. Doing so will result in a broken USB JTAG
         // connection.
-        PeripheralClockControl::enable(crate::system::Peripheral::UsbDevice, true);
+        PeripheralClockControl::enable(crate::system::Peripheral::UsbDevice);
 
         USB_DEVICE::disable_tx_interrupts();
         USB_DEVICE::disable_rx_interrupts();