diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
index 5fdd1a24c232..ff3db623c476 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static int pxa_ssp_probe(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 		if (IS_ERR(priv->extclk)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(priv->extclk);
 			if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-				return ret;
+				goto err_priv;
 
 			priv->extclk = NULL;
 		}