diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/falcon/sysctrl.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/falcon/sysctrl.c
index 82bbd0e2e298..714d92659489 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/falcon/sysctrl.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/falcon/sysctrl.c
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ static inline void clkdev_add_sys(const char *dev, unsigned int module,
 {
 	struct clk *clk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct clk), GFP_KERNEL);
 
+	if (!clk)
+		return;
 	clk->cl.dev_id = dev;
 	clk->cl.con_id = NULL;
 	clk->cl.clk = clk;
diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/gptu.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/gptu.c
index 0f1bbea1a816..955d0d5cfbdb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/gptu.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/gptu.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ static inline void clkdev_add_gptu(struct device *dev, const char *con,
 {
 	struct clk *clk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct clk), GFP_KERNEL);
 
+	if (!clk)
+		return;
 	clk->cl.dev_id = dev_name(dev);
 	clk->cl.con_id = con;
 	clk->cl.clk = clk;
diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/sysctrl.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/sysctrl.c
index 95bec460b651..dd7c36a193e3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/sysctrl.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/sysctrl.c
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ static void clkdev_add_pmu(const char *dev, const char *con, bool deactivate,
 {
 	struct clk *clk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct clk), GFP_KERNEL);
 
+	if (!clk)
+		return;
 	clk->cl.dev_id = dev;
 	clk->cl.con_id = con;
 	clk->cl.clk = clk;
@@ -354,6 +356,8 @@ static void clkdev_add_cgu(const char *dev, const char *con,
 {
 	struct clk *clk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct clk), GFP_KERNEL);
 
+	if (!clk)
+		return;
 	clk->cl.dev_id = dev;
 	clk->cl.con_id = con;
 	clk->cl.clk = clk;
@@ -372,24 +376,28 @@ static void clkdev_add_pci(void)
 	struct clk *clk_ext = kzalloc(sizeof(struct clk), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	/* main pci clock */
-	clk->cl.dev_id = "17000000.pci";
-	clk->cl.con_id = NULL;
-	clk->cl.clk = clk;
-	clk->rate = CLOCK_33M;
-	clk->rates = valid_pci_rates;
-	clk->enable = pci_enable;
-	clk->disable = pmu_disable;
-	clk->module = 0;
-	clk->bits = PMU_PCI;
-	clkdev_add(&clk->cl);
+	if (clk) {
+		clk->cl.dev_id = "17000000.pci";
+		clk->cl.con_id = NULL;
+		clk->cl.clk = clk;
+		clk->rate = CLOCK_33M;
+		clk->rates = valid_pci_rates;
+		clk->enable = pci_enable;
+		clk->disable = pmu_disable;
+		clk->module = 0;
+		clk->bits = PMU_PCI;
+		clkdev_add(&clk->cl);
+	}
 
 	/* use internal/external bus clock */
-	clk_ext->cl.dev_id = "17000000.pci";
-	clk_ext->cl.con_id = "external";
-	clk_ext->cl.clk = clk_ext;
-	clk_ext->enable = pci_ext_enable;
-	clk_ext->disable = pci_ext_disable;
-	clkdev_add(&clk_ext->cl);
+	if (clk_ext) {
+		clk_ext->cl.dev_id = "17000000.pci";
+		clk_ext->cl.con_id = "external";
+		clk_ext->cl.clk = clk_ext;
+		clk_ext->enable = pci_ext_enable;
+		clk_ext->disable = pci_ext_disable;
+		clkdev_add(&clk_ext->cl);
+	}
 }
 
 /* xway socs can generate clocks on gpio pins */
@@ -409,9 +417,15 @@ static void clkdev_add_clkout(void)
 		char *name;
 
 		name = kzalloc(sizeof("clkout0"), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!name)
+			continue;
 		sprintf(name, "clkout%d", i);
 
 		clk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct clk), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!clk) {
+			kfree(name);
+			continue;
+		}
 		clk->cl.dev_id = "1f103000.cgu";
 		clk->cl.con_id = name;
 		clk->cl.clk = clk;