diff --git a/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c b/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c
index abb1ffbf3d2019154855c29028418c0f3e85beae..1a2d0b8bdd6a6b3f2fa9d5b24df12fce264d195a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c
@@ -651,6 +651,17 @@ omap2_mcspi_txrx_pio(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 	return count - c;
 }
 
+static u32 omap2_mcspi_calc_divisor(u32 speed_hz)
+{
+	u32 div;
+
+	for (div = 0; div < 15; div++)
+		if (speed_hz >= (OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ >> div))
+			return div;
+
+	return 15;
+}
+
 /* called only when no transfer is active to this device */
 static int omap2_mcspi_setup_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 		struct spi_transfer *t)
@@ -673,12 +684,8 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_setup_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 	if (t && t->speed_hz)
 		speed_hz = t->speed_hz;
 
-	if (speed_hz) {
-		while (div <= 15 && (OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ / (1 << div))
-					> speed_hz)
-			div++;
-	} else
-		div = 15;
+	speed_hz = min_t(u32, speed_hz, OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ);
+	div = omap2_mcspi_calc_divisor(speed_hz);
 
 	l = mcspi_cached_chconf0(spi);
 
@@ -715,7 +722,7 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_setup_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 	mcspi_write_chconf0(spi, l);
 
 	dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "setup: speed %d, sample %s edge, clk %s\n",
-			OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ / (1 << div),
+			OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ >> div,
 			(spi->mode & SPI_CPHA) ? "trailing" : "leading",
 			(spi->mode & SPI_CPOL) ? "inverted" : "normal");
 
@@ -1015,10 +1022,10 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *m)
 					t->bits_per_word);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		if (t->speed_hz && t->speed_hz < OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ/(1<<16)) {
-			dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "%d Hz max exceeds %d\n",
-					t->speed_hz,
-					OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ/(1<<16));
+		if (t->speed_hz && t->speed_hz < (OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ >> 15)) {
+			dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "speed_hz %d below minimum %d Hz\n",
+				t->speed_hz,
+				OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ >> 15);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}