diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/sa1111_generic.c b/drivers/pcmcia/sa1111_generic.c
index fb902af..a1531fe 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/sa1111_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/sa1111_generic.c
@@ -135,8 +135,13 @@
 	int (*add)(struct soc_pcmcia_socket *))
 {
 	struct sa1111_pcmcia_socket *s;
+	struct clk *clk;
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
+	clk = devm_clk_get(&dev->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(clk))
+		return PTR_ERR(clk);
+
 	ops->socket_state = sa1111_pcmcia_socket_state;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ops->nr; i++) {
@@ -145,12 +150,8 @@
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		s->soc.nr = ops->first + i;
-		s->soc.clk = devm_clk_get(&dev->dev, NULL);
-		if (IS_ERR(s->soc.clk)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(s->soc.clk);
-			kfree(s);
-			return ret;
-		}
+		s->soc.clk = clk;
+
 		soc_pcmcia_init_one(&s->soc, ops, &dev->dev);
 		s->dev = dev;
 		if (s->soc.nr) {