diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sprd.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sprd.c
index bbcb0569522d..b432e7580458 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sprd.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sprd.c
@@ -466,9 +466,9 @@ static int sprd_i2c_clk_init(struct sprd_i2c *i2c_dev)
 
 	i2c_dev->clk = devm_clk_get(i2c_dev->dev, "enable");
 	if (IS_ERR(i2c_dev->clk)) {
-		dev_warn(i2c_dev->dev, "i2c%d can't get the enable clock\n",
-			 i2c_dev->adap.nr);
-		i2c_dev->clk = NULL;
+		dev_err(i2c_dev->dev, "i2c%d can't get the enable clock\n",
+			i2c_dev->adap.nr);
+		return PTR_ERR(i2c_dev->clk);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -519,7 +519,10 @@ static int sprd_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (i2c_dev->bus_freq != 100000 && i2c_dev->bus_freq != 400000)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	sprd_i2c_clk_init(i2c_dev);
+	ret = sprd_i2c_clk_init(i2c_dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, i2c_dev);
 
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(i2c_dev->clk);