diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 705fe00fc..6482fecad 100755
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -3246,6 +3246,7 @@ static void possible_parent_show(struct seq_file *s, struct clk_core *core,
 				 unsigned int i, char terminator)
 {
 	struct clk_core *parent;
+	const char *name = NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Go through the following options to fetch a parent's name.
@@ -3260,18 +3261,20 @@ static void possible_parent_show(struct seq_file *s, struct clk_core *core,
 	 * registered (yet).
 	 */
 	parent = clk_core_get_parent_by_index(core, i);
-	if (parent)
+	if (parent) {
 		seq_puts(s, parent->name);
-	else if (core->parents[i].name)
+	} else if (core->parents[i].name) {
 		seq_puts(s, core->parents[i].name);
-	else if (core->parents[i].fw_name)
+	} else if (core->parents[i].fw_name) {
 		seq_printf(s, "<%s>(fw)", core->parents[i].fw_name);
-	else if (core->parents[i].index >= 0)
-		seq_puts(s,
-			 of_clk_get_parent_name(core->of_node,
-						core->parents[i].index));
-	else
-		seq_puts(s, "(missing)");
+	} else {
+		if (core->parents[i].index >= 0)
+			name = of_clk_get_parent_name(core->of_node, core->parents[i].index);
+		if (!name)
+			name = "(missing)";
+
+		seq_puts(s, name);
+	}
 
 	seq_putc(s, terminator);
 }