diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 474d5a7fa95e..9d593675257e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -431,8 +431,7 @@ static unsigned int mx51_ecspi_clkdiv(struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
 	unsigned int pre, post;
 	unsigned int fin = spi_imx->spi_clk;
 
-	if (unlikely(fspi > fin))
-		return 0;
+	fspi = min(fspi, fin);
 
 	post = fls(fin) - fls(fspi);
 	if (fin > fspi << post)