diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sun6i.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sun6i.c
index 39cbc1238b92b..7e7da604682bb 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sun6i.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sun6i.c
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ static void __init sun6i_rtc_clk_init(struct device_node *node)
 	rtc = kzalloc(sizeof(*rtc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rtc)
 		return;
-	spin_lock_init(&rtc->lock);
 
 	clk_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*clk_data) + sizeof(*clk_data->hws),
 			   GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!clk_data)
 		return;
+
 	spin_lock_init(&rtc->lock);
 
 	rtc->base = of_io_request_and_map(node, 0, of_node_full_name(node));