diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
index 6b3e0c2f33e2..6fe4f7701188 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
@@ -603,18 +603,13 @@ static int sh_cmt_setup(struct sh_cmt_priv *p, struct platform_device *pdev)
 	p->irqaction.handler = sh_cmt_interrupt;
 	p->irqaction.dev_id = p;
 	p->irqaction.flags = IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL;
-	ret = setup_irq(irq, &p->irqaction);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("sh_cmt: failed to request irq %d\n", irq);
-		goto err1;
-	}
 
 	/* get hold of clock */
 	p->clk = clk_get(&p->pdev->dev, cfg->clk);
 	if (IS_ERR(p->clk)) {
 		pr_err("sh_cmt: cannot get clock \"%s\"\n", cfg->clk);
 		ret = PTR_ERR(p->clk);
-		goto err2;
+		goto err1;
 	}
 
 	if (resource_size(res) == 6) {
@@ -627,14 +622,25 @@ static int sh_cmt_setup(struct sh_cmt_priv *p, struct platform_device *pdev)
 		p->clear_bits = ~0xc000;
 	}
 
-	return sh_cmt_register(p, cfg->name,
-			       cfg->clockevent_rating,
-			       cfg->clocksource_rating);
- err2:
-	remove_irq(irq, &p->irqaction);
- err1:
+	ret = sh_cmt_register(p, cfg->name,
+			      cfg->clockevent_rating,
+			      cfg->clocksource_rating);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("sh_cmt: registration failed\n");
+		goto err1;
+	}
+
+	ret = setup_irq(irq, &p->irqaction);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("sh_cmt: failed to request irq %d\n", irq);
+		goto err1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err1:
 	iounmap(p->mapbase);
- err0:
+err0:
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
index 973e714d6051..4c8a759e60cd 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
@@ -221,15 +221,15 @@ static void sh_mtu2_register_clockevent(struct sh_mtu2_priv *p,
 	ced->cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
 	ced->set_mode = sh_mtu2_clock_event_mode;
 
+	pr_info("sh_mtu2: %s used for clock events\n", ced->name);
+	clockevents_register_device(ced);
+
 	ret = setup_irq(p->irqaction.irq, &p->irqaction);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("sh_mtu2: failed to request irq %d\n",
 		       p->irqaction.irq);
 		return;
 	}
-
-	pr_info("sh_mtu2: %s used for clock events\n", ced->name);
-	clockevents_register_device(ced);
 }
 
 static int sh_mtu2_register(struct sh_mtu2_priv *p, char *name,
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
index 93c2322feab7..961f5b5ef6a3 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
@@ -323,15 +323,15 @@ static void sh_tmu_register_clockevent(struct sh_tmu_priv *p,
 	ced->set_next_event = sh_tmu_clock_event_next;
 	ced->set_mode = sh_tmu_clock_event_mode;
 
+	pr_info("sh_tmu: %s used for clock events\n", ced->name);
+	clockevents_register_device(ced);
+
 	ret = setup_irq(p->irqaction.irq, &p->irqaction);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("sh_tmu: failed to request irq %d\n",
 		       p->irqaction.irq);
 		return;
 	}
-
-	pr_info("sh_tmu: %s used for clock events\n", ced->name);
-	clockevents_register_device(ced);
 }
 
 static int sh_tmu_register(struct sh_tmu_priv *p, char *name,