diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-mxs.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-mxs.c
index 57562221c439..f2e57fcf8f8b 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-mxs.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #define  PERIOD_CDIV(div)	(((div) & 0x7) << 20)
 #define  PERIOD_CDIV_MAX	8
 
-static const unsigned int cdiv[PERIOD_CDIV_MAX] = {
-	1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 64, 256, 1024
+static const u8 cdiv_shift[PERIOD_CDIV_MAX] = {
+	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10
 };
 
 struct mxs_pwm_chip {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int mxs_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 
 	rate = clk_get_rate(mxs->clk);
 	while (1) {
-		c = rate / cdiv[div];
+		c = rate >> cdiv_shift[div];
 		c = c * state->period;
 		do_div(c, 1000000000);
 		if (c < PERIOD_PERIOD_MAX)