diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
index ddf1c684bcc7..3cfd262c1abc 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
@@ -1521,10 +1521,10 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	mcspi->ref_clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (mcspi->ref_clk)
-		mcspi->ref_clk_hz = clk_get_rate(mcspi->ref_clk);
-	else
+	if (IS_ERR(mcspi->ref_clk))
 		mcspi->ref_clk_hz = OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ;
+	else
+		mcspi->ref_clk_hz = clk_get_rate(mcspi->ref_clk);
 	ctlr->max_speed_hz = mcspi->ref_clk_hz;
 	ctlr->min_speed_hz = mcspi->ref_clk_hz >> 15;