diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c
index 43222a34cba069b9bc10750cbd9a4bcdfc8b6228..f9514518700ebb7f70009b46583f66af968ec417 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c
@@ -568,7 +568,9 @@ int cpts_register(struct cpts *cpts)
 	for (i = 0; i < CPTS_MAX_EVENTS; i++)
 		list_add(&cpts->pool_data[i].list, &cpts->pool);
 
-	clk_enable(cpts->refclk);
+	err = clk_enable(cpts->refclk);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	cpts_write32(cpts, CPTS_EN, control);
 	cpts_write32(cpts, TS_PEND_EN, int_enable);