diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-uclass.c b/drivers/clk/clk-uclass.c
index 7262e89b512..3dbe1ce9441 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-uclass.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int clk_set_default_rates(struct udevice *dev,
 
 		ret = clk_set_rate(c, rates[index]);
 
-		if (ret < 0) {
+		if (IS_ERR_VALUE(ret)) {
 			dev_warn(dev,
 				 "failed to set rate on clock index %d (%ld) (error = %d)\n",
 				 index, clk.id, ret);