diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sunxi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sunxi.c
index fc1fa0f9f338713da5c6fcfdd19062ced459a91f..ee5c0c6263516f57988bbd6ef5656171c82d03fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sunxi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sunxi.c
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ static int sun7i_gmac_init(struct platform_device *pdev, void *priv)
 		gmac->clk_enabled = 1;
 	} else {
 		clk_set_rate(gmac->tx_clk, SUN7I_GMAC_MII_RATE);
-		ret = clk_prepare(gmac->tx_clk);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+		clk_prepare(gmac->tx_clk);
 	}
 
 	return 0;