diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-composite.c b/drivers/clk/clk-composite.c
index f30fb4b..5240e24 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-composite.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-composite.c
@@ -129,20 +129,13 @@ struct clk *clk_register_composite(struct device *dev, const char *name,
                pr_err("%s: could not allocate composite clk\n", __func__);
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
        }
+       clk_composite_ops = &composite->ops;
 
        init.name = name;
        init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
        init.parent_names = parent_names;
        init.num_parents = num_parents;
 
-       /* allocate the clock ops */
-       clk_composite_ops = kzalloc(sizeof(*clk_composite_ops), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!clk_composite_ops) {
-               pr_err("%s: could not allocate clk ops\n", __func__);
-               kfree(composite);
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-       }
-
        if (mux_hw && mux_ops) {
                if (!mux_ops->get_parent || !mux_ops->set_parent) {
                        clk = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -202,7 +195,6 @@ struct clk *clk_register_composite(struct device *dev, const char *name,
        return clk;
 
 err:
-       kfree(clk_composite_ops);
        kfree(composite);
        return clk;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/clk-provider.h b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
index f0ac818..bb5d36a 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk-provider.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ struct clk_composite {
        const struct clk_ops    *mux_ops;
        const struct clk_ops    *div_ops;
        const struct clk_ops    *gate_ops;
+
+       const struct clk_ops    ops;
 };
 
 struct clk *clk_register_composite(struct device *dev, const char *name,