diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_hdmi_tmds_clk.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_hdmi_tmds_clk.c
index dc332ea56f6c757e7f5b9e54331986698ebc31fc..4d235e5ea31c085fac3e6a6fd6fb372eb79a042b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_hdmi_tmds_clk.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_hdmi_tmds_clk.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int sun4i_tmds_determine_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
 					goto out;
 				}
 
-				if (abs(rate - rounded / i) <
+				if (!best_parent || abs(rate - rounded / i) <
 				    abs(rate - best_parent / best_div)) {
 					best_parent = rounded;
 					best_div = i;