diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
index 077e0667bbf85d..cf83afaefb4595 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	data->pclk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "apb_pclk");
-	if (IS_ERR(data->clk) && PTR_ERR(data->clk) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+	if (IS_ERR(data->pclk) && PTR_ERR(data->pclk) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
 		err = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		goto err_clk;
 	}