{
        struct clk *child;
        unsigned long old_rate;
+       unsigned long best_parent_rate = 0;
        struct hlist_node *tmp;
 
        old_rate = clk->rate;
 
+       if (clk->parent)
+               best_parent_rate = clk->parent->rate;
+
        if (clk->ops->set_rate)
-               clk->ops->set_rate(clk->hw, clk->new_rate, clk->parent->rate);
+               clk->ops->set_rate(clk->hw, clk->new_rate, best_parent_rate);
 
        if (clk->ops->recalc_rate)
-               clk->rate = clk->ops->recalc_rate(clk->hw,
-                               clk->parent->rate);
+               clk->rate = clk->ops->recalc_rate(clk->hw, best_parent_rate);
        else
-               clk->rate = clk->parent->rate;
+               clk->rate = best_parent_rate;
 
        if (clk->notifier_count && old_rate != clk->rate)
                __clk_notify(clk, POST_RATE_CHANGE, old_rate, clk->rate);