diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
index 78b8dae49628..54ab47553701 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ static int sh_tmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = sh_tmu_setup(p, pdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(p);
-		platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 		pm_runtime_idle(&pdev->dev);
 		return ret;
 	}