diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
index f34e6382a4c5..028df8a5f537 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
@@ -310,8 +310,11 @@ static int scmi_cpufreq_probe(struct scmi_device *sdev)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMMON_CLK
 	/* dummy clock provider as needed by OPP if clocks property is used */
-	if (of_property_present(dev->of_node, "#clock-cells"))
-		devm_of_clk_add_hw_provider(dev, of_clk_hw_simple_get, NULL);
+	if (of_property_present(dev->of_node, "#clock-cells")) {
+		ret = devm_of_clk_add_hw_provider(dev, of_clk_hw_simple_get, NULL);
+		if (ret)
+			return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "%s: registering clock provider failed\n", __func__);
+	}
 #endif
 
 	ret = cpufreq_register_driver(&scmi_cpufreq_driver);