diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5659.c b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5659.c
index 22bb57029bc0..df6f0d769bbd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5659.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5659.c
@@ -4141,13 +4141,9 @@ static int rt5659_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 	regmap_write(rt5659->regmap, RT5659_RESET, 0);
 
 	/* Check if MCLK provided */
-	rt5659->mclk = devm_clk_get(&i2c->dev, "mclk");
-	if (IS_ERR(rt5659->mclk)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(rt5659->mclk) != -ENOENT)
-			return PTR_ERR(rt5659->mclk);
-		/* Otherwise mark the mclk pointer to NULL */
-		rt5659->mclk = NULL;
-	}
+	rt5659->mclk = devm_clk_get_optional(&i2c->dev, "mclk");
+	if (IS_ERR(rt5659->mclk))
+		return PTR_ERR(rt5659->mclk);
 
 	rt5659_calibrate(rt5659);