diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-nxp-stm.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-nxp-stm.c
index bbc40623728f..16d52167e949 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-nxp-stm.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-nxp-stm.c
@@ -208,10 +208,8 @@ static int __init nxp_stm_clocksource_init(struct device *dev, struct stm_timer
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, devm_clocksource_unregister, stm_timer);
-	if (ret) {
-		clocksource_unregister(&stm_timer->cs);
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	stm_sched_clock = stm_timer;