diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/cpu-omap.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/cpu-omap.c
index a0c71dc..9c74729 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/cpu-omap.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/cpu-omap.c
@@ -101,12 +101,13 @@ static int __init omap_cpu_init(struct c
 {
 	struct clk * mpu_clk;
 
+	if (policy->cpu != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mpu_clk = clk_get(NULL, MPU_CLK);
 	if (IS_ERR(mpu_clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(mpu_clk);
 
-	if (policy->cpu != 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	policy->cur = policy->min = policy->max = omap_getspeed(0);
 	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.min_freq = clk_round_rate(mpu_clk, 0) / 1000;