diff --git a/drivers/clk/sprd/pll.c b/drivers/clk/sprd/pll.c
index 15791484388f..13a322b2535a 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/sprd/pll.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/sprd/pll.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static unsigned long _sprd_pll_recalc_rate(const struct sprd_pll *pll,
 
 	cfg = kcalloc(regs_num, sizeof(*cfg), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cfg)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return parent_rate;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < regs_num; i++)
 		cfg[i] = sprd_pll_read(pll, i);