diff --git a/components/drivers/core/platform_ofw.c b/components/drivers/core/platform_ofw.c
index dbe091935e9..38065dd3eb5 100644
--- a/components/drivers/core/platform_ofw.c
+++ b/components/drivers/core/platform_ofw.c
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ static int platform_ofw_device_probe(void)
 
     if (ofw_node_root)
     {
+        if ((node = rt_ofw_find_node_by_path("/clocks")))
+        {
+            platform_ofw_device_probe_once(node);
+            rt_ofw_node_put(node);
+        }
+
         rt_ofw_node_get(ofw_node_root);
 
         err = platform_ofw_device_probe_once(ofw_node_root);
@@ -279,12 +285,6 @@ static int platform_ofw_device_probe(void)
             rt_ofw_node_put(node);
         }
 
-        if ((node = rt_ofw_find_node_by_path("/clocks")))
-        {
-            platform_ofw_device_probe_once(node);
-            rt_ofw_node_put(node);
-        }
-
         rt_ofw_node_get(ofw_node_chosen);
         if ((node = rt_ofw_get_child_by_compatible(ofw_node_chosen, "simple-framebuffer")))
         {