diff --git a/drivers/clk/samsung/clk.c b/drivers/clk/samsung/clk.c
index bca4731b14ea..a95047319fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/samsung/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/samsung/clk.c
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ struct samsung_clk_provider *__init samsung_clk_init(struct device_node *np,
 	if (!ctx)
 		panic("could not allocate clock provider context.\n");
 
+	ctx->clk_data.num = nr_clks;
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_clks; ++i)
 		ctx->clk_data.hws[i] = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	ctx->reg_base = base;
-	ctx->clk_data.num = nr_clks;
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->lock);
 
 	return ctx;