diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c b/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c
index ab3ddebe8344..42e7e43b8fcd 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/dw_apb_timer_of.c
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 #include <linux/reset.h>
 #include <linux/sched_clock.h>
 
-static void __init timer_get_base_and_rate(struct device_node *np,
+static int __init timer_get_base_and_rate(struct device_node *np,
 				    void __iomem **base, u32 *rate)
 {
 	struct clk *timer_clk;
 	struct clk *pclk;
 	struct reset_control *rstc;
+	int ret;
 
 	*base = of_iomap(np, 0);
 
@@ -46,55 +47,67 @@ static void __init timer_get_base_and_rate(struct device_node *np,
 			pr_warn("pclk for %pOFn is present, but could not be activated\n",
 				np);
 
+	if (!of_property_read_u32(np, "clock-freq", rate) &&
+	    !of_property_read_u32(np, "clock-frequency", rate))
+		return 0;
+
 	timer_clk = of_clk_get_by_name(np, "timer");
 	if (IS_ERR(timer_clk))
-		goto try_clock_freq;
+		return PTR_ERR(timer_clk);
 
-	if (!clk_prepare_enable(timer_clk)) {
-		*rate = clk_get_rate(timer_clk);
-		return;
-	}
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(timer_clk);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-try_clock_freq:
-	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "clock-freq", rate) &&
-	    of_property_read_u32(np, "clock-frequency", rate))
-		panic("No clock nor clock-frequency property for %pOFn", np);
+	*rate = clk_get_rate(timer_clk);
+	if (!(*rate))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void __init add_clockevent(struct device_node *event_timer)
+static int __init add_clockevent(struct device_node *event_timer)
 {
 	void __iomem *iobase;
 	struct dw_apb_clock_event_device *ced;
 	u32 irq, rate;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(event_timer, 0);
 	if (irq == 0)
 		panic("No IRQ for clock event timer");
 
-	timer_get_base_and_rate(event_timer, &iobase, &rate);
+	ret = timer_get_base_and_rate(event_timer, &iobase, &rate);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ced = dw_apb_clockevent_init(-1, event_timer->name, 300, iobase, irq,
 				     rate);
 	if (!ced)
-		panic("Unable to initialise clockevent device");
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dw_apb_clockevent_register(ced);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __iomem *sched_io_base;
 static u32 sched_rate;
 
-static void __init add_clocksource(struct device_node *source_timer)
+static int __init add_clocksource(struct device_node *source_timer)
 {
 	void __iomem *iobase;
 	struct dw_apb_clocksource *cs;
 	u32 rate;
+	int ret;
 
-	timer_get_base_and_rate(source_timer, &iobase, &rate);
+	ret = timer_get_base_and_rate(source_timer, &iobase, &rate);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	cs = dw_apb_clocksource_init(300, source_timer->name, iobase, rate);
 	if (!cs)
-		panic("Unable to initialise clocksource device");
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dw_apb_clocksource_start(cs);
 	dw_apb_clocksource_register(cs);
@@ -106,6 +119,8 @@ static void __init add_clocksource(struct device_node *source_timer)
 	 */
 	sched_io_base = iobase + 0x04;
 	sched_rate = rate;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static u64 notrace read_sched_clock(void)
@@ -146,10 +161,14 @@ static struct delay_timer dw_apb_delay_timer = {
 static int num_called;
 static int __init dw_apb_timer_init(struct device_node *timer)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	switch (num_called) {
 	case 1:
 		pr_debug("%s: found clocksource timer\n", __func__);
-		add_clocksource(timer);
+		ret = add_clocksource(timer);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 		init_sched_clock();
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM
 		dw_apb_delay_timer.freq = sched_rate;
@@ -158,7 +177,9 @@ static int __init dw_apb_timer_init(struct device_node *timer)
 		break;
 	default:
 		pr_debug("%s: found clockevent timer\n", __func__);
-		add_clockevent(timer);
+		ret = add_clockevent(timer);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 		break;
 	}