diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
index 1fcd556..f3470d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
@@ -850,8 +850,10 @@
 	}
 
 	db->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(db->clk))
+	if (IS_ERR(db->clk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(db->clk);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	clk_prepare_enable(db->clk);