diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-s2mps11.c b/drivers/clk/clk-s2mps11.c
index f4c1f0881b6c..10e66e90d81c 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-s2mps11.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-s2mps11.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static struct device_node *s2mps11_clk_parse_dt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int i;
 
 	if (!iodev->dev->of_node)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	clk_np = of_find_node_by_name(iodev->dev->of_node, "clocks");
 	if (!clk_np) {