diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-rcg2.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-rcg2.c
index 5174222cbfab..a88101480e33 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-rcg2.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-rcg2.c
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ static int _freq_tbl_determine_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, const struct freq_tbl *f,
 
 	clk_flags = clk_hw_get_flags(hw);
 	p = clk_hw_get_parent_by_index(hw, index);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (clk_flags & CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT) {
 		rate = f->freq;
 		if (f->pre_div) {