diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
index 4aef6a355d54088f10b67be200dcdfa696f5706a..ab0fe383c50b75cacc8e1e0e4bc9c17eda17ec6a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
@@ -1533,7 +1533,8 @@ static int mxcnd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 escan:
-	clk_disable_unprepare(host->clk);
+	if (host->clk_act)
+		clk_disable_unprepare(host->clk);
 
 	return err;
 }