diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-lpcg-scu.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-lpcg-scu.c
index 77be7632866d..dd5abd09f3e2 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-lpcg-scu.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-lpcg-scu.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct clk_hw *__imx_clk_lpcg_scu(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(clk);
 		hw = ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return hw;
 	}
 
 	if (dev)
diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
index 1f5518b7ab39..f89b4da10e80 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ struct clk_hw *__imx_clk_scu(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(clk);
 		hw = ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return hw;
 	}
 
 	if (dev)