diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c b/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
index 3f9ff78c4a2a..1521b7906a6e 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
@@ -295,6 +295,9 @@ static int clk_divider_bestdiv(struct clk_hw *hw, struct clk_hw *parent,
 	unsigned long parent_rate, best = 0, now, maxdiv;
 	unsigned long parent_rate_saved = *best_parent_rate;
 
+	if (!hw || !parent)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!rate)
 		rate = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-rcg2.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-rcg2.c
index ed52cd90c974..7240039e4413 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-rcg2.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-rcg2.c
@@ -954,15 +954,14 @@ static int clk_dp_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 			unsigned long parent_rate)
 {
 	struct clk_rcg2 *rcg = to_clk_rcg2(hw);
+	struct clk_hw *parent = clk_hw_get_parent(hw);
 	struct freq_tbl f = { 0 };
 	unsigned long src_rate;
 	unsigned long num, den;
 	u32 mask = BIT(rcg->hid_width) - 1;
 	u32 hid_div, cfg;
 	int i, num_parents = clk_hw_get_num_parents(hw);
-	struct clk_hw *parent;
 
-	parent = clk_hw_get_parent(hw);
 	if (!parent)
 		return -EINVAL;