diff --git a/drivers/clk/mvebu/clk-cpu.c b/drivers/clk/mvebu/clk-cpu.c
index 85da8b983256..5837eb8a212f 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/mvebu/clk-cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/mvebu/clk-cpu.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static void __init of_cpu_clk_setup(struct device_node *node)
 	for_each_node_by_type(dn, "cpu") {
 		struct clk_init_data init;
 		struct clk *clk;
-		struct clk *parent_clk;
 		char *clk_name = kzalloc(5, GFP_KERNEL);
 		int cpu, err;
 
@@ -209,9 +208,8 @@ static void __init of_cpu_clk_setup(struct device_node *node)
 			goto bail_out;
 
 		sprintf(clk_name, "cpu%d", cpu);
-		parent_clk = of_clk_get(node, 0);
 
-		cpuclk[cpu].parent_name = __clk_get_name(parent_clk);
+		cpuclk[cpu].parent_name = of_clk_get_parent_name(node, 0);
 		cpuclk[cpu].clk_name = clk_name;
 		cpuclk[cpu].cpu = cpu;
 		cpuclk[cpu].reg_base = clock_complex_base;