diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index 26e2bc690d86..c1dea8d62416 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -280,7 +280,10 @@ static int atmel_ssc_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	/* Enable PMC peripheral clock for this SSC */
 	pr_debug("atmel_ssc_dai: Starting clock\n");
-	clk_enable(ssc_p->ssc->clk);
+	ret = clk_enable(ssc_p->ssc->clk);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ssc_p->mck_rate = clk_get_rate(ssc_p->ssc->clk);
 
 	/* Reset the SSC unless initialized to keep it in a clean state */