diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_nokia.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_nokia.c
index 2dc33e65d2d0..5f6c6930b5bd 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_nokia.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_nokia.c
@@ -743,7 +743,11 @@ static int nokia_bluetooth_serdev_probe(struct serdev_device *serdev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	clk_prepare_enable(sysclk);
+	err = clk_prepare_enable(sysclk);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(dev, "could not enable sysclk: %d", err);
+		return err;
+	}
 	btdev->sysclk_speed = clk_get_rate(sysclk);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(sysclk);