diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index 3e4c592c239f..6c6594261cb7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -236,15 +236,22 @@ static int davinci_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	wdt_mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	davinci_wdt->base = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, wdt_mem);
-	if (IS_ERR(davinci_wdt->base))
-		return PTR_ERR(davinci_wdt->base);
+	if (IS_ERR(davinci_wdt->base)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(davinci_wdt->base);
+		goto err_clk_disable;
+	}
 
 	ret = watchdog_register_device(wdd);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		clk_disable_unprepare(davinci_wdt->clk);
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "cannot register watchdog device\n");
+		goto err_clk_disable;
 	}
 
+	return 0;
+
+err_clk_disable:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(davinci_wdt->clk);
+
 	return ret;
 }