diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 087e14a3fba726cd0637cbd12f2138b7dbe8adbf..9e2a0bd8f5a88803b4d1e260e18ffff9f119d541 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -1691,6 +1691,9 @@ static int ravb_set_gti(struct net_device *ndev)
 	rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
 	clk_put(clk);
 
+	if (!rate)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	inc = 1000000000ULL << 20;
 	do_div(inc, rate);