unsigned int rx_sampling_freq_div;
 
        /* Enable the IP */
-       if (dev->rstc)
-               reset_control_deassert(dev->rstc);
+       reset_control_deassert(dev->rstc);
 
        clk_prepare_enable(dev->sys_clock);
        baseclock = clk_get_rate(dev->sys_clock);
        else
                rc_dev->rx_base = rc_dev->base;
 
-
        rc_dev->rstc = reset_control_get_optional(dev, NULL);
-       if (IS_ERR(rc_dev->rstc))
-               rc_dev->rstc = NULL;
+       if (IS_ERR(rc_dev->rstc)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(rc_dev->rstc);
+               goto err;
+       }
 
        rc_dev->dev = dev;
        platform_set_drvdata(pdev, rc_dev);
                writel(0x00, rc_dev->rx_base + IRB_RX_EN);
                writel(0x00, rc_dev->rx_base + IRB_RX_INT_EN);
                clk_disable_unprepare(rc_dev->sys_clock);
-               if (rc_dev->rstc)
-                       reset_control_assert(rc_dev->rstc);
+               reset_control_assert(rc_dev->rstc);
        }
 
        return 0;