diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pnx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pnx.c
index 247103372a066ae35fd418089f8ecaa076497211..68fa415d9ad552a93e8cf65164b184bd6a76bae1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pnx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pnx.c
@@ -633,6 +633,8 @@ static int __devinit i2c_pnx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 */
 
 	tmp = ((freq / 1000) / I2C_PNX_SPEED_KHZ) / 2 - 2;
+	if (tmp > 0x3FF)
+		tmp = 0x3FF;
 	iowrite32(tmp, I2C_REG_CKH(alg_data));
 	iowrite32(tmp, I2C_REG_CKL(alg_data));