diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
index a13d6d4674bc..05e522be9466 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
@@ -827,7 +827,11 @@ static int tegra_uart_hw_init(struct tegra_uart_port *tup)
 	tup->ier_shadow = 0;
 	tup->current_baud = 0;
 
-	clk_prepare_enable(tup->uart_clk);
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(tup->uart_clk);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(tup->uport.dev, "could not enable clk\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	/* Reset the UART controller to clear all previous status.*/
 	reset_control_assert(tup->rst);