diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index f4963b7d4e17d41b6a6553854c5250a7e90bfdef..d48ac71c6c8b173793a31e95ebaa93749e883a76 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ static struct clk *clk_calc_new_rates(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 		new_rate = clk->ops->determine_rate(clk->hw, rate,
 						    &best_parent_rate,
 						    &parent_hw);
-		parent = parent_hw->clk;
+		parent = parent_hw ? parent_hw->clk : NULL;
 	} else if (clk->ops->round_rate) {
 		new_rate = clk->ops->round_rate(clk->hw, rate,
 						&best_parent_rate);