diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
index 13631003cb7c..5977a2011d9e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
@@ -442,7 +442,10 @@ static int mxs_saif_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		* basic clock which should be fast enough for the internal
 		* logic.
 		*/
-		clk_enable(saif->clk);
+		ret = clk_enable(saif->clk);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		ret = clk_set_rate(saif->clk, 24000000);
 		clk_disable(saif->clk);
 		if (ret)