diff --git a/drivers/clk/xilinx/clk-xlnx-clock-wizard.c b/drivers/clk/xilinx/clk-xlnx-clock-wizard.c
index eb1dfe7ecc1b..4a23583933bc 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/xilinx/clk-xlnx-clock-wizard.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/xilinx/clk-xlnx-clock-wizard.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static struct clk *clk_wzrd_register_divider(struct device *dev,
 	hw = &div->hw;
 	ret = devm_clk_hw_register(dev, hw);
 	if (ret)
-		hw = ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	return hw->clk;
 }