diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c
index 5ce643d62faf..4f6e58c3954a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c
@@ -603,6 +603,15 @@ static int sof_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* need to get main clock from pmc */
 	if (sof_rt5682_quirk & SOF_RT5682_MCLK_BYTCHT_EN) {
 		ctx->mclk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "pmc_plt_clk_3");
+		if (IS_ERR(ctx->mclk)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(ctx->mclk);
+
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+				"Failed to get MCLK from pmc_plt_clk_3: %d\n",
+				ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		ret = clk_prepare_enable(ctx->mclk);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,