diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-spear.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-spear.c
index add796c78561..90bc254a4f03 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-spear.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-spear.c
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ static int spear_ehci_hcd_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* registers start at offset 0x0 */
 	hcd_to_ehci(hcd)->caps = hcd->regs;
 
-	clk_prepare_enable(sehci->clk);
+	retval = clk_prepare_enable(sehci->clk);
+	if (retval)
+		goto err_put_hcd;
 	retval = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_SHARED);
 	if (retval)
 		goto err_stop_ehci;
@@ -135,8 +137,7 @@ static int spear_ehci_hcd_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	usb_remove_hcd(hcd);
 
-	if (sehci->clk)
-		clk_disable_unprepare(sehci->clk);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(sehci->clk);
 	usb_put_hcd(hcd);
 
 	return 0;