diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-spear.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-spear.c
index 76ddd89a688e..394714f71b2f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-spear.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-spear.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int sdhci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* clk enable */
-	sdhci->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	sdhci->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(sdhci->clk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(sdhci->clk);
 		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "Error getting clock\n");
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static int sdhci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(sdhci->clk);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "Error enabling clock\n");
-		goto put_clk;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	ret = clk_set_rate(sdhci->clk, 50000000);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int sdhci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		sdhci->data = sdhci_probe_config_dt(pdev);
 		if (IS_ERR(sdhci->data)) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "DT: Failed to get pdata\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
+			goto disable_clk;
 		}
 	} else {
 		sdhci->data = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ static int sdhci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	sdhci_free_host(host);
 disable_clk:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(sdhci->clk);
-put_clk:
-	clk_put(sdhci->clk);
 err:
 	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spear-sdhci probe failed: %d\n", ret);
 	return ret;
@@ -282,7 +280,6 @@ static int sdhci_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	sdhci_remove_host(host, dead);
 	sdhci_free_host(host);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(sdhci->clk);
-	clk_put(sdhci->clk);
 
 	return 0;
 }