diff --git a/drivers/iio/pressure/ms5611_spi.c b/drivers/iio/pressure/ms5611_spi.c
index 932e05001e1a..a582515ae2e6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/pressure/ms5611_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/pressure/ms5611_spi.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int ms5611_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	spi->mode = SPI_MODE_0;
-	spi->max_speed_hz = 20000000;
+	spi->max_speed_hz = min(spi->max_speed_hz, 20000000U);
 	spi->bits_per_word = 8;
 	ret = spi_setup(spi);
 	if (ret < 0)