diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 71621a171f8a..a102eb1abe4b 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -3105,6 +3105,9 @@ static int __clk_core_init(struct clk_core *core)
 out:
 	clk_pm_runtime_put(core);
 unlock:
+	if (ret)
+		hlist_del_init(&core->child_node);
+
 	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	if (!ret)