diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/board-apsh4a3a.c b/arch/sh/boards/board-apsh4a3a.c
index 8e2a27057bc9..2823619c6006 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/board-apsh4a3a.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/board-apsh4a3a.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int apsh4a3a_clk_init(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	clk = clk_get(NULL, "extal");
-	if (!clk || IS_ERR(clk))
+	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	ret = clk_set_rate(clk, 33333000);
 	clk_put(clk);
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/board-apsh4ad0a.c b/arch/sh/boards/board-apsh4ad0a.c
index e2bd218a054e..b4d6292a9247 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/board-apsh4ad0a.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/board-apsh4ad0a.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int apsh4ad0a_clk_init(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	clk = clk_get(NULL, "extal");
-	if (!clk || IS_ERR(clk))
+	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	ret = clk_set_rate(clk, 33333000);
 	clk_put(clk);
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/board-sh7785lcr.c b/arch/sh/boards/board-sh7785lcr.c
index ee65ff05c558..d879848f3cdd 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/board-sh7785lcr.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/board-sh7785lcr.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int sh7785lcr_clk_init(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	clk = clk_get(NULL, "extal");
-	if (!clk || IS_ERR(clk))
+	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	ret = clk_set_rate(clk, 33333333);
 	clk_put(clk);
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/board-urquell.c b/arch/sh/boards/board-urquell.c
index d81c609decc7..24e3316c5c17 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/board-urquell.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/board-urquell.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int urquell_clk_init(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	clk = clk_get(NULL, "extal");
-	if (!clk || IS_ERR(clk))
+	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	ret = clk_set_rate(clk, 33333333);
 	clk_put(clk);
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-sdk7786/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-sdk7786/setup.c
index 1521aa75ee3a..486d1ac3694c 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-sdk7786/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-sdk7786/setup.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int sdk7786_clk_init(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	clk = clk_get(NULL, "extal");
-	if (!clk || IS_ERR(clk))
+	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	ret = clk_set_rate(clk, 33333333);
 	clk_put(clk);