diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 230660c8b667..2e85c77e7c0d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -2328,10 +2328,8 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	ret = uart_get_rs485_mode(&sport->port);
-	if (ret) {
-		clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_ipg);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_clk;
 
 	/*
 	 * If using the i.MX UART RTS/CTS control then the RTS (CTS_B)
@@ -2411,8 +2409,6 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr3, UCR3);
 	}
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_ipg);
-
 	hrtimer_init(&sport->trigger_start_tx, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 	hrtimer_init(&sport->trigger_stop_tx, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 	sport->trigger_start_tx.function = imx_trigger_start_tx;
@@ -2428,7 +2424,7 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request rx irq: %d\n",
 				ret);
-			return ret;
+			goto err_clk;
 		}
 
 		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, txirq, imx_uart_txint, 0,
@@ -2436,7 +2432,7 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request tx irq: %d\n",
 				ret);
-			return ret;
+			goto err_clk;
 		}
 
 		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, rtsirq, imx_uart_rtsint, 0,
@@ -2444,14 +2440,14 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request rts irq: %d\n",
 				ret);
-			return ret;
+			goto err_clk;
 		}
 	} else {
 		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, rxirq, imx_uart_int, 0,
 				       dev_name(&pdev->dev), sport);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request irq: %d\n", ret);
-			return ret;
+			goto err_clk;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2459,7 +2455,12 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, sport);
 
-	return uart_add_one_port(&imx_uart_uart_driver, &sport->port);
+	ret = uart_add_one_port(&imx_uart_uart_driver, &sport->port);
+
+err_clk:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_ipg);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int imx_uart_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)