diff --git a/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-cpg-mssr.c b/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-cpg-mssr.c
index 26ea85cfaa02..5b84cbee030b 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-cpg-mssr.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-cpg-mssr.c
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ struct clk *cpg_mssr_clk_src_twocell_get(struct of_phandle_args *clkspec,
 	struct clk *clk;
 	int range_check;
 
+	if (clkspec->args_count != 2)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	switch (clkspec->args[0]) {
 	case CPG_CORE:
 		type = "core";