diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
index da416329b038..57bd5a1c34c8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
@@ -2423,8 +2423,9 @@ static int max98090_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	dev_dbg(component->dev, "max98090_probe\n");
 
 	max98090->mclk = devm_clk_get(component->dev, "mclk");
-	if (PTR_ERR(max98090->mclk) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	if (IS_ERR(max98090->mclk))
+		if (PTR_ERR(max98090->mclk) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 	max98090->component = component;