diff --git a/drivers/clk/meson/clk-pll.c b/drivers/clk/meson/clk-pll.c
index a92f44fa5a24..e8df254f8085 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/meson/clk-pll.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/meson/clk-pll.c
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ static int meson_clk_pll_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	if (!enabled)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (meson_clk_pll_enable(hw)) {
+	ret = meson_clk_pll_enable(hw);
+	if (ret) {
 		pr_warn("%s: pll did not lock, trying to restore old rate %lu\n",
 			__func__, old_rate);
 		/*
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ static int meson_clk_pll_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 		meson_clk_pll_set_rate(hw, old_rate, parent_rate);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*