diff --git a/arch/m68k/coldfire/clk.c b/arch/m68k/coldfire/clk.c
index 1e3c7e9193d14d0a3c0c6821c1f686d6ef35d02d..856069a3196d224d7ee39a980289dcc738b691b8 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/coldfire/clk.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/coldfire/clk.c
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(clk_put);
 
 unsigned long clk_get_rate(struct clk *clk)
 {
+	if (!clk)
+		return 0;
+
 	return clk->rate;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(clk_get_rate);