diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index a92feedda592bff71240780ec43d7cb2c9382b50..c2e993db0cfde208ba0cc84eac3498ca065e0828 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -350,13 +350,12 @@ static struct clk_core *clk_core_get_parent_by_index(struct clk_core *core,
 {
 	if (!core || index >= core->num_parents)
 		return NULL;
-	else if (!core->parents)
-		return clk_core_lookup(core->parent_names[index]);
-	else if (!core->parents[index])
-		return core->parents[index] =
-			clk_core_lookup(core->parent_names[index]);
-	else
-		return core->parents[index];
+
+	if (!core->parents[index])
+		core->parents[index] =
+				clk_core_lookup(core->parent_names[index]);
+
+	return core->parents[index];
 }
 
 struct clk_hw *