diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
index d3377b10fc0f..52a799cae402 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
@@ -2115,10 +2115,12 @@ static int stfsm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		(long long)fsm->mtd.size, (long long)(fsm->mtd.size >> 20),
 		fsm->mtd.erasesize, (fsm->mtd.erasesize >> 10));
 
-	return mtd_device_register(&fsm->mtd, NULL, 0);
-
+	ret = mtd_device_register(&fsm->mtd, NULL, 0);
+	if (ret) {
 err_clk_unprepare:
-	clk_disable_unprepare(fsm->clk);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(fsm->clk);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }