diff --git a/drivers/clk/ti/fapll.c b/drivers/clk/ti/fapll.c
index 95e36ba64acc..8024c6d2b9e9 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/ti/fapll.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/ti/fapll.c
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ static struct clk * __init ti_fapll_synth_setup(struct fapll_data *fd,
 {
 	struct clk_init_data *init;
 	struct fapll_synth *synth;
+	struct clk *clk = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	init = kzalloc(sizeof(*init), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!init)
@@ -520,13 +521,19 @@ static struct clk * __init ti_fapll_synth_setup(struct fapll_data *fd,
 	synth->hw.init = init;
 	synth->clk_pll = pll_clk;
 
-	return clk_register(NULL, &synth->hw);
+	clk = clk_register(NULL, &synth->hw);
+	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
+		pr_err("failed to register clock\n");
+		goto free;
+	}
+
+	return clk;
 
 free:
 	kfree(synth);
 	kfree(init);
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	return clk;
 }
 
 static void __init ti_fapll_setup(struct device_node *node)