diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c
index 245f17411638..f1c0e612313d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c
@@ -157,13 +157,16 @@ static int mxs_sgtl5000_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to parse audio-routing (%d)\n",
 				ret);
+			mxs_saif_put_mclk(0);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_card(&pdev->dev, card);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		mxs_saif_put_mclk(0);
 		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "snd_soc_register_card failed\n");
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }