diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
index 94b131ef8a22..d78454deedd9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int ad9834_write_frequency(struct ad9834_state *st,
 
 	clk_freq = clk_get_rate(st->mclk);
 
-	if (fout > (clk_freq / 2))
+	if (!clk_freq || fout > (clk_freq / 2))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	regval = ad9834_calc_freqreg(clk_freq, fout);