diff --git a/drivers/clk/ti/clk-dra7-atl.c b/drivers/clk/ti/clk-dra7-atl.c
index 4a65b410e4d5..af29359677da 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/ti/clk-dra7-atl.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/ti/clk-dra7-atl.c
@@ -139,9 +139,13 @@ static long atl_clk_round_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 static int atl_clk_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 			    unsigned long parent_rate)
 {
-	struct dra7_atl_desc *cdesc = to_atl_desc(hw);
+	struct dra7_atl_desc *cdesc;
 	u32 divider;
 
+	if (!hw || !rate)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	cdesc = to_atl_desc(hw);
 	divider = ((parent_rate + rate / 2) / rate) - 1;
 	if (divider > DRA7_ATL_DIVIDER_MASK)
 		divider = DRA7_ATL_DIVIDER_MASK;
diff --git a/drivers/clk/ti/divider.c b/drivers/clk/ti/divider.c
index e6aa10db7bba..a837f703be65 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/ti/divider.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/ti/divider.c
@@ -211,11 +211,16 @@ static long ti_clk_divider_round_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 static int ti_clk_divider_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 				   unsigned long parent_rate)
 {
-	struct clk_divider *divider = to_clk_divider(hw);
+	struct clk_divider *divider;
 	unsigned int div, value;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	u32 val;
 
+	if (!hw || !rate)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	divider = to_clk_divider(hw);
+
 	div = DIV_ROUND_UP(parent_rate, rate);
 	value = _get_val(divider, div);