diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-wmt.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-wmt.c
index c65da3d913a0..4bf9507cd1a1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-wmt.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-wmt.c
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ static int wmt_i2c_reset_hardware(struct wmt_i2c_dev *i2c_dev)
 	err = clk_set_rate(i2c_dev->clk, 20000000);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(i2c_dev->dev, "failed to set clock = 20Mhz\n");
+		clk_disable_unprepare(i2c_dev->clk);
 		return err;
 	}