diff --git a/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra124-emc.c b/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra124-emc.c
index bdf6f4a51617..74c1d894cca8 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra124-emc.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra124-emc.c
@@ -249,8 +249,10 @@ static int emc_set_timing(struct tegra_clk_emc *tegra,
 	div = timing->parent_rate / (timing->rate / 2) - 2;
 
 	err = tegra->prepare_timing_change(emc, timing->rate);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		clk_disable_unprepare(timing->parent);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(tegra->lock, flags);