diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c
index d0dee37ad5228814e61142fe14dc9a992c6d2430..4ceba5ef789587f4e10ffb09dfa8c7892d7f82fe 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c
@@ -552,8 +552,10 @@ static unsigned long scpi_clk_get_val(u16 clk_id)
 
 	ret = scpi_send_message(CMD_GET_CLOCK_VALUE, &le_clk_id,
 				sizeof(le_clk_id), &rate, sizeof(rate));
+	if (ret)
+		return 0;
 
-	return ret ? ret : le32_to_cpu(rate);
+	return le32_to_cpu(rate);
 }
 
 static int scpi_clk_set_val(u16 clk_id, unsigned long rate)