diff --git a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc_imx.c b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc_imx.c
index 43106dec7566d35b90d1ffcf8ab7b8e491590a24..67549036d41d044faf0635dacfb47014bbd726b6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc_imx.c
@@ -627,9 +627,6 @@ static void set_sysctl(struct fsl_esdhc_priv *priv, struct mmc *mmc, uint clock)
 	int sdhc_clk = priv->sdhc_clk;
 	uint clk;
 
-	if (clock < mmc->cfg->f_min)
-		clock = mmc->cfg->f_min;
-
 	while (sdhc_clk / (16 * pre_div * ddr_pre_div) > clock && pre_div < 256)
 		pre_div *= 2;
 
@@ -958,6 +955,7 @@ static int esdhc_set_ios_common(struct fsl_esdhc_priv *priv, struct mmc *mmc)
 {
 	struct fsl_esdhc *regs = priv->esdhc_regs;
 	int ret __maybe_unused;
+	u32 clock;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC_USE_PERIPHERAL_CLK
 	/* Select to use peripheral clock */
@@ -966,8 +964,12 @@ static int esdhc_set_ios_common(struct fsl_esdhc_priv *priv, struct mmc *mmc)
 	esdhc_clock_control(priv, true);
 #endif
 	/* Set the clock speed */
-	if (priv->clock != mmc->clock)
-		set_sysctl(priv, mmc, mmc->clock);
+	clock = mmc->clock;
+	if (clock < mmc->cfg->f_min)
+		clock = mmc->cfg->f_min;
+
+	if (priv->clock != clock)
+		set_sysctl(priv, mmc, clock);
 
 #ifdef MMC_SUPPORTS_TUNING
 	if (mmc->clk_disable) {