diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
index 6e02148c208b2cc600d75263d1c87064db2ebc23..adc768f908f1ae1937f3d245088c590b449e574f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
@@ -773,9 +773,6 @@ static int mvebu_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 				     "marvell,armada-370-gpio"))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(mvchip->clk))
-		return PTR_ERR(mvchip->clk);
-
 	/*
 	 * There are only two sets of PWM configuration registers for
 	 * all the GPIO lines on those SoCs which this driver reserves
@@ -786,6 +783,9 @@ static int mvebu_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	if (!res)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(mvchip->clk))
+		return PTR_ERR(mvchip->clk);
+
 	/*
 	 * Use set A for lines of GPIO chip with id 0, B for GPIO chip
 	 * with id 1. Don't allow further GPIO chips to be used for PWM.