diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
index c5ff6e8c45be..c21d7959dcd2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static void fsl_lpspi_set_watermark(struct fsl_lpspi_data *fsl_lpspi)
 static int fsl_lpspi_set_bitrate(struct fsl_lpspi_data *fsl_lpspi)
 {
 	struct lpspi_config config = fsl_lpspi->config;
-	unsigned int perclk_rate, scldiv;
+	unsigned int perclk_rate, scldiv, div;
 	u8 prescale;
 
 	perclk_rate = clk_get_rate(fsl_lpspi->clk_per);
@@ -308,8 +308,10 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_set_bitrate(struct fsl_lpspi_data *fsl_lpspi)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	div = DIV_ROUND_UP(perclk_rate, config.speed_hz);
+
 	for (prescale = 0; prescale < 8; prescale++) {
-		scldiv = perclk_rate / config.speed_hz / (1 << prescale) - 2;
+		scldiv = div / (1 << prescale) - 2;
 		if (scldiv < 256) {
 			fsl_lpspi->config.prescale = prescale;
 			break;