diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-bcm-iproc.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-bcm-iproc.c
index 1f829edd8ee7..d392a828fc49 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-bcm-iproc.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-bcm-iproc.c
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ static void iproc_pwmc_get_state(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 	u64 tmp, multi, rate;
 	u32 value, prescale;
 
-	rate = clk_get_rate(ip->clk);
-
 	value = readl(ip->base + IPROC_PWM_CTRL_OFFSET);
 
 	if (value & BIT(IPROC_PWM_CTRL_EN_SHIFT(pwm->hwpwm)))
@@ -99,6 +97,13 @@ static void iproc_pwmc_get_state(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 	else
 		state->polarity = PWM_POLARITY_INVERSED;
 
+	rate = clk_get_rate(ip->clk);
+	if (rate == 0) {
+		state->period = 0;
+		state->duty_cycle = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	value = readl(ip->base + IPROC_PWM_PRESCALE_OFFSET);
 	prescale = value >> IPROC_PWM_PRESCALE_SHIFT(pwm->hwpwm);
 	prescale &= IPROC_PWM_PRESCALE_MAX;