diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c
index b96b93c686bf15581b89c05d347a2179ae9883cc..4f644ac314fe84ce5f1259f073bf5e173e8323ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c
@@ -572,7 +572,9 @@ struct cpts *cpts_create(struct device *dev, void __iomem *regs,
 		return ERR_CAST(cpts->refclk);
 	}
 
-	clk_prepare(cpts->refclk);
+	ret = clk_prepare(cpts->refclk);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	cpts->cc.read = cpts_systim_read;
 	cpts->cc.mask = CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(32);