diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/soc_camera/ov6650.c b/drivers/media/i2c/soc_camera/ov6650.c
index 1e9ebfda2552..4e19f5e5d8cf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/soc_camera/ov6650.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/soc_camera/ov6650.c
@@ -839,9 +839,16 @@ static int ov6650_video_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	u8		pidh, pidl, midh, midl;
 	int		ret;
 
+	priv->clk = v4l2_clk_get(&client->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->clk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->clk);
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "v4l2_clk request err: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	ret = ov6650_s_power(&priv->subdev, 1);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto eclkput;
 
 	msleep(20);
 
@@ -878,6 +885,11 @@ static int ov6650_video_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 done:
 	ov6650_s_power(&priv->subdev, 0);
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
+eclkput:
+	v4l2_clk_put(priv->clk);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1035,18 +1047,9 @@ static int ov6650_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	priv->code	  = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YUYV8_2X8;
 	priv->colorspace  = V4L2_COLORSPACE_JPEG;
 
-	priv->clk = v4l2_clk_get(&client->dev, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(priv->clk)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->clk);
-		goto eclkget;
-	}
-
 	ret = ov6650_video_probe(client);
-	if (ret) {
-		v4l2_clk_put(priv->clk);
-eclkget:
+	if (ret)
 		v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&priv->hdl);
-	}
 
 	return ret;
 }