diff --git a/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-tphy.c b/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-tphy.c
index 3eb8e1bd7b78d5a23a335b2d9ca19ff0ae42f1d4..ba34e1ed6b8eea2357ab5717945cd1b6f4f964a6 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-tphy.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-tphy.c
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ static int mtk_phy_init(struct phy *phy)
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(tphy->dev, "incompatible PHY type\n");
+		clk_disable_unprepare(instance->ref_clk);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}