diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
index 7d79425c2b09377f76282b917c5560511c27940f..d11621e2cf1df083ca4c58309ef610df6c9c70fa 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ static int uniphier_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = serial8250_register_8250_port(&up);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to register 8250 port\n");
+		clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
 		return ret;
 	}