diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.c
index 75056c14b161bafacec436ee67a1b2ec86062489..5dc60ecabe5617e7a8bcae1064b7e2d0ab8599ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.c
@@ -1001,8 +1001,7 @@ struct am65_cpts *am65_cpts_create(struct device *dev, void __iomem *regs,
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(cpts->ptp_clock)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to register ptp clk %ld\n",
 			PTR_ERR(cpts->ptp_clock));
-		if (!cpts->ptp_clock)
-			ret = -ENODEV;
+		ret = cpts->ptp_clock ? PTR_ERR(cpts->ptp_clock) : -ENODEV;
 		goto refclk_disable;
 	}
 	cpts->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(cpts->ptp_clock);