diff --git a/drivers/clk/ingenic/jz4770-cgu.c b/drivers/clk/ingenic/jz4770-cgu.c
index bf46a0df2004..e3057bb5ffd8 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/ingenic/jz4770-cgu.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/ingenic/jz4770-cgu.c
@@ -436,8 +436,10 @@ static void __init jz4770_cgu_init(struct device_node *np)
 
 	cgu = ingenic_cgu_new(jz4770_cgu_clocks,
 			      ARRAY_SIZE(jz4770_cgu_clocks), np);
-	if (!cgu)
+	if (!cgu) {
 		pr_err("%s: failed to initialise CGU\n", __func__);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	retval = ingenic_cgu_register_clocks(cgu);
 	if (retval)