diff --git a/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk-half-divider.c b/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk-half-divider.c
index e97fd3dfbae7..ccd5c270c213 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk-half-divider.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk-half-divider.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ struct clk *rockchip_clk_register_halfdiv(const char *name,
 					  unsigned long flags,
 					  spinlock_t *lock)
 {
-	struct clk_hw *hw;
+	struct clk_hw *hw = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	struct clk_mux *mux = NULL;
 	struct clk_gate *gate = NULL;
 	struct clk_divider *div = NULL;