diff --git a/drivers/dma/dma-axi-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dma-axi-dmac.c
index 127c3cf80a0e..41898d594be7 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dma-axi-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dma-axi-dmac.c
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ struct axi_dmac {
 	void __iomem *base;
 	int irq;
 
-	struct clk *clk;
-
 	struct dma_device dma_dev;
 	struct axi_dmac_chan chan;
 };
@@ -1198,6 +1196,7 @@ static int axi_dmac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct dma_device *dma_dev;
 	struct axi_dmac *dmac;
+	struct clk *clk;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	unsigned int version;
 	u32 irq_mask = 0;
@@ -1217,9 +1216,9 @@ static int axi_dmac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(dmac->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(dmac->base);
 
-	dmac->clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(dmac->clk))
-		return PTR_ERR(dmac->clk);
+	clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(clk))
+		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 
 	version = axi_dmac_read(dmac, ADI_AXI_REG_VERSION);