diff --git a/drivers/clk/mvebu/armada-37xx-periph.c b/drivers/clk/mvebu/armada-37xx-periph.c
index cecb0fdfaef6cd354893f9f4628427c7dee655e5..72e2ce46f4b023dcb282f65f06b40da0f34f0cd7 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/mvebu/armada-37xx-periph.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/mvebu/armada-37xx-periph.c
@@ -359,10 +359,7 @@ static int armada_3700_add_composite_clk(const struct clk_periph_data *data,
 				       mux_ops, rate_hw, rate_ops,
 				       gate_hw, gate_ops, CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(*hw))
-		return PTR_ERR(*hw);
-
-	return 0;
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(*hw);
 }
 
 static int armada_3700_periph_clock_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)