diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe.c
index d9c04f588f7f3cb2ab1170712c87b4d160384457..31a094573a9df876f441657b96f8180fd44bf5fe 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe.c
@@ -161,11 +161,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(qe_issue_cmd);
  */
 static unsigned int brg_clk = 0;
 
+#define CLK_GRAN	(1000)
+#define CLK_GRAN_LIMIT	(5)
+
 unsigned int qe_get_brg_clk(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *qe;
 	int size;
 	const u32 *prop;
+	unsigned int mod;
 
 	if (brg_clk)
 		return brg_clk;
@@ -183,6 +187,15 @@ unsigned int qe_get_brg_clk(void)
 
 	of_node_put(qe);
 
+	/* round this if near to a multiple of CLK_GRAN */
+	mod = brg_clk % CLK_GRAN;
+	if (mod) {
+		if (mod < CLK_GRAN_LIMIT)
+			brg_clk -= mod;
+		else if (mod > (CLK_GRAN - CLK_GRAN_LIMIT))
+			brg_clk += CLK_GRAN - mod;
+	}
+
 	return brg_clk;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qe_get_brg_clk);