diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8-acm.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8-acm.c
index 1c95ae905eec..c744fb78bb44 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8-acm.c
@@ -374,12 +374,11 @@ static int imx8_acm_clk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 										0, NULL, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(hws[sels[i].clkid])) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(hws[sels[i].clkid]);
+			imx_check_clk_hws(hws, IMX_ADMA_ACM_CLK_END);
 			goto err_clk_register;
 		}
 	}
 
-	imx_check_clk_hws(hws, IMX_ADMA_ACM_CLK_END);
-
 	ret = devm_of_clk_add_hw_provider(dev, of_clk_hw_onecell_get, clk_hw_data);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to register hws for ACM\n");