diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
index 6c390c4eb26d..492612e8f8ba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
@@ -129,12 +129,15 @@ static unsigned long ad9832_calc_freqreg(unsigned long mclk, unsigned long fout)
 static int ad9832_write_frequency(struct ad9832_state *st,
 				  unsigned int addr, unsigned long fout)
 {
+	unsigned long clk_freq;
 	unsigned long regval;
 
-	if (fout > (clk_get_rate(st->mclk) / 2))
+	clk_freq = clk_get_rate(st->mclk);
+
+	if (!clk_freq || fout > (clk_freq / 2))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	regval = ad9832_calc_freqreg(clk_get_rate(st->mclk), fout);
+	regval = ad9832_calc_freqreg(clk_freq, fout);
 
 	st->freq_data[0] = cpu_to_be16((AD9832_CMD_FRE8BITSW << CMD_SHIFT) |
 					(addr << ADD_SHIFT) |