diff --git a/drivers/clk/actions/owl-common.c b/drivers/clk/actions/owl-common.c
index 32dd29e0a37e..4de97cc7cb54 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/actions/owl-common.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/actions/owl-common.c
@@ -68,16 +68,17 @@ int owl_clk_probe(struct device *dev, struct clk_hw_onecell_data *hw_clks)
 	struct clk_hw *hw;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hw_clks->num; i++) {
+		const char *name;
 
 		hw = hw_clks->hws[i];
-
 		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(hw))
 			continue;
 
+		name = hw->init->name;
 		ret = devm_clk_hw_register(dev, hw);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Couldn't register clock %d - %s\n",
-				i, hw->init->name);
+				i, name);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}