diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-wm831x.c b/drivers/clk/clk-wm831x.c
index f4fdac55727c8..0621fbfb4bebf 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-wm831x.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-wm831x.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int wm831x_clkout_is_prepared(struct clk_hw *hw)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(wm831x->dev, "Unable to read CLOCK_CONTROL_1: %d\n",
 			ret);
-		return true;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	return (ret & WM831X_CLKOUT_ENA) != 0;