diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
index 4aac9ee0d0c0..f02648e27f7e 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ static int sh_mtu2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = sh_mtu2_setup(p, pdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(p);
-		platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 		pm_runtime_idle(&pdev->dev);
 		return ret;
 	}