diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/dma-v1.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/dma-v1.c
index dcb24a9..e9f1769 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/dma-v1.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/dma-v1.c
@@ -821,6 +821,8 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	dma_clk = clk_get(NULL, "dma");
+	if (IS_ERR(dma_clk))
+		return PTR_ERR(dma_clk);
 	clk_enable(dma_clk);
 
 	/* reset DMA module */