diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-nomadik.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-nomadik.c
index f25f251f4757..4a7db282bad8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-nomadik.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-nomadik.c
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ struct nmk_gpio_chip *nmk_gpio_populate_chip(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	clk = clk_get_optional(gpio_dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(clk);
+		dev_err(dev, "failed getting clock: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err_put_pdev;
 	}
 	clk_prepare(clk);