diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-uclass.c b/drivers/clk/clk-uclass.c
index 0584429bed6..559420c8505 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-uclass.c
@@ -507,6 +507,10 @@ struct clk *clk_get_parent(struct clk *clk)
 	pdev = dev_get_parent(clk->dev);
 	if (!pdev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
+	if (device_get_uclass_id(pdev) != UCLASS_CLK)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
 	pclk = dev_get_clk_ptr(pdev);
 	if (!pclk)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);