diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa.c
index 3bd406470940..affdd94f06aa 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa.c
@@ -1504,7 +1504,10 @@ static int i2c_pxa_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 				i2c->adap.name);
 	}
 
-	clk_prepare_enable(i2c->clk);
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(i2c->clk);
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(&dev->dev, ret,
+				     "failed to enable clock\n");
 
 	if (i2c->use_pio) {
 		i2c->adap.algo = &i2c_pxa_pio_algorithm;