diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
index b6ddba833d02..d2076f2f468f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
@@ -884,10 +884,14 @@ static unsigned int ssp_get_clk_div(struct driver_data *drv_data, int rate)
 
 	rate = min_t(int, ssp_clk, rate);
 
+	/*
+	 * Calculate the divisor for the SCR (Serial Clock Rate), avoiding
+	 * that the SSP transmission rate can be greater than the device rate
+	 */
 	if (ssp->type == PXA25x_SSP || ssp->type == CE4100_SSP)
-		return (ssp_clk / (2 * rate) - 1) & 0xff;
+		return (DIV_ROUND_UP(ssp_clk, 2 * rate) - 1) & 0xff;
 	else
-		return (ssp_clk / rate - 1) & 0xfff;
+		return (DIV_ROUND_UP(ssp_clk, rate) - 1)  & 0xfff;
 }
 
 static unsigned int pxa2xx_ssp_get_clk_div(struct driver_data *drv_data,