diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe.c b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe.c
index 49d2de0eea2d..e5df9916b2a1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe.c
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ static int vpbe_initialize(struct device *dev, struct vpbe_device *vpbe_dev)
 		}
 		if (clk_prepare_enable(vpbe_dev->dac_clk)) {
 			ret =  -ENODEV;
+			clk_put(vpbe_dev->dac_clk);
 			goto fail_mutex_unlock;
 		}
 	}