diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/asm9260_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/asm9260_wdt.c
index 7dd0da644a7f..2cf56b459d84 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/asm9260_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/asm9260_wdt.c
@@ -292,14 +292,14 @@ static int asm9260_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->iobase))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->iobase);
 
-	ret = asm9260_wdt_get_dt_clks(priv);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	priv->rst = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, "wdt_rst");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->rst))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->rst);
 
+	ret = asm9260_wdt_get_dt_clks(priv);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	wdd = &priv->wdd;
 	wdd->info = &asm9260_wdt_ident;
 	wdd->ops = &asm9260_wdt_ops;