diff --git a/sound/soc/jz4740/jz4740-i2s.c b/sound/soc/jz4740/jz4740-i2s.c
index 0bbd86390be5..9bfd2aabbfe6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/jz4740/jz4740-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/jz4740/jz4740-i2s.c
@@ -309,10 +309,14 @@ static int jz4740_i2s_set_sysclk(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int clk_id,
 	switch (clk_id) {
 	case JZ4740_I2S_CLKSRC_EXT:
 		parent = clk_get(NULL, "ext");
+		if (IS_ERR(parent))
+			return PTR_ERR(parent);
 		clk_set_parent(i2s->clk_i2s, parent);
 		break;
 	case JZ4740_I2S_CLKSRC_PLL:
 		parent = clk_get(NULL, "pll half");
+		if (IS_ERR(parent))
+			return PTR_ERR(parent);
 		clk_set_parent(i2s->clk_i2s, parent);
 		ret = clk_set_rate(i2s->clk_i2s, freq);
 		break;