diff --git a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c
index 3aa1cf262402..c1561237ee24 100644
--- a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c
+++ b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c
@@ -484,7 +484,10 @@ static int stm32_sai_add_mclk_provider(struct stm32_sai_sub_data *sai)
 		dev_err(dev, "mclk register returned %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	sai->sai_mclk = hw->clk;
+
+	sai->sai_mclk = devm_clk_hw_get_clk(dev, hw, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(sai->sai_mclk))
+		return PTR_ERR(sai->sai_mclk);
 
 	/* register mclk provider */
 	return devm_of_clk_add_hw_provider(dev, of_clk_hw_simple_get, hw);