diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
index 4aac9ee0d0c0..e6cfb328eb2e 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
@@ -313,8 +313,15 @@ static int sh_mtu2_setup(struct sh_mtu2_priv *p, struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err1;
 	}
 
-	return sh_mtu2_register(p, (char *)dev_name(&p->pdev->dev),
-				cfg->clockevent_rating);
+	ret = sh_mtu2_register(p, (char *)dev_name(&p->pdev->dev),
+			       cfg->clockevent_rating);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err2;
+
+	return 0;
+
+ err2:
+	clk_put(p->clk);
  err1:
 	iounmap(p->mapbase);
  err0: