diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
index 6ebad3fac81d..07a471144bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
@@ -579,6 +579,10 @@ void fec_ptp_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	fep->ptp_caps.enable = fec_ptp_enable;
 
 	fep->cycle_speed = clk_get_rate(fep->clk_ptp);
+	if (!fep->cycle_speed) {
+		fep->cycle_speed = NSEC_PER_SEC;
+		dev_err(&fep->pdev->dev, "clk_ptp clock rate is zero\n");
+	}
 	fep->ptp_inc = NSEC_PER_SEC / fep->cycle_speed;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&fep->tmreg_lock);