diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/bcm63xx_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/bcm63xx_uart.c
index 5674da2b76f0f..ed0aa5c0d9b79 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/bcm63xx_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/bcm63xx_uart.c
@@ -843,8 +843,10 @@ static int bcm_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(clk) && pdev->dev.of_node)
 		clk = of_clk_get(pdev->dev.of_node, 0);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(clk))
+	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
+		clk_put(clk);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	port->iotype = UPIO_MEM;
 	port->irq = res_irq->start;