diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 2253c154a824..20c4b28fed06 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ static struct clk_core *clk_core_get(struct clk_core *core, u8 p_index)
 	if (IS_ERR(hw))
 		return ERR_CAST(hw);
 
+	if (!hw)
+		return NULL;
+
 	return hw->core;
 }