diff --git a/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk-inverter.c b/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk-inverter.c
index 7cbf43beb3c6..dcb6e37f3da1 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk-inverter.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk-inverter.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct clk *rockchip_clk_register_inverter(const char *name,
 
 	inv_clock = kmalloc(sizeof(*inv_clock), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!inv_clock)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	init.name = name;
 	init.num_parents = num_parents;
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ struct clk *rockchip_clk_register_inverter(const char *name,
 
 	clk = clk_register(NULL, &inv_clock->hw);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk))
-		goto err_free;
+		kfree(inv_clock);
 
 	return clk;
-
-err_free:
-	kfree(inv_clock);
-	return NULL;
 }