diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
index 8f2423789ba9..4bfeb9929ab2 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ static int __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct device_node *np)
 	unsigned long rate, max_delta;
 	int irq, ret, bits, prescaler = 1;
 
+	data = kmemdup(&clock_event_ddata, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	clk = of_clk_get(np, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(clk);
@@ -156,8 +160,8 @@ static int __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct device_node *np)
 
 	writel_relaxed(prescaler - 1, data->base + TIM_PSC);
 	writel_relaxed(TIM_EGR_UG, data->base + TIM_EGR);
-	writel_relaxed(TIM_DIER_UIE, data->base + TIM_DIER);
 	writel_relaxed(0, data->base + TIM_SR);
+	writel_relaxed(TIM_DIER_UIE, data->base + TIM_DIER);
 
 	data->periodic_top = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(rate, prescaler * HZ);
 
@@ -184,6 +188,7 @@ err_iomap:
 err_clk_enable:
 	clk_put(clk);
 err_clk_get:
+	kfree(data);
 	return ret;
 }