diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 5469d7714f5d092ed2a591400b182fbc2dd0cb9d..f3a7a4425242a783775b132908d7123ef32e324a 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -800,8 +800,8 @@ clk_mux_determine_rate_flags(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	if (core->flags & CLK_SET_RATE_NO_REPARENT) {
 		parent = core->parent;
 		if (core->flags & CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT)
-			best = __clk_determine_rate(parent->hw, rate,
-						    min_rate, max_rate);
+			best = __clk_determine_rate(parent ? parent->hw : NULL,
+						    rate, min_rate, max_rate);
 		else if (parent)
 			best = clk_core_get_rate_nolock(parent);
 		else