diff --git a/arch/m68k/coldfire/clk.c b/arch/m68k/coldfire/clk.c
index fddfdccae63b..1e3c7e9193d1 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/coldfire/clk.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/coldfire/clk.c
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(clk_enable);
 void clk_disable(struct clk *clk)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!clk)
+		return;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&clk_lock, flags);
 	if ((--clk->enabled == 0) && clk->clk_ops)
 		clk->clk_ops->disable(clk);