diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/watchdog-reset.h b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/watchdog-reset.h
index f19aff19205c..bc4db9b04e36 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/watchdog-reset.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/watchdog-reset.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static inline void arch_wdt_reset(void)
 
 	__raw_writel(0, S3C2410_WTCON);	  /* disable watchdog, to be safe  */
 
-	if (s3c2410_wdtclk)
+	if (!IS_ERR(s3c2410_wdtclk))
 		clk_enable(s3c2410_wdtclk);
 
 	/* put initial values into count and data */