diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
index ae08cf129ebb..aaed97bee471 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
@@ -1020,13 +1020,13 @@ static int flexcan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no ipg clock defined\n");
 			return PTR_ERR(clk_ipg);
 		}
-		clock_freq = clk_get_rate(clk_ipg);
 
 		clk_per = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "per");
 		if (IS_ERR(clk_per)) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no per clock defined\n");
 			return PTR_ERR(clk_per);
 		}
+		clock_freq = clk_get_rate(clk_per);
 	}
 
 	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);