diff --git a/drivers/soc/tegra/pmc.c b/drivers/soc/tegra/pmc.c
index 81968ef196184eb098d8c9dd0fc3863bc8f3b28a..c8b54b9dc093125d5a3d1785c934703ce7f26699 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/tegra/pmc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/tegra/pmc.c
@@ -957,6 +957,8 @@ static int tegra_io_pad_prepare(enum tegra_io_pad id, unsigned long *request,
 	}
 
 	rate = clk_get_rate(pmc->clk);
+	if (!rate)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	tegra_pmc_writel(DPD_SAMPLE_ENABLE, DPD_SAMPLE);