diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
index 79888e6c54c2..ddf1c684bcc7 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
@@ -125,10 +125,12 @@ struct omap2_mcspi {
 	struct omap2_mcspi_dma	*dma_channels;
 	struct device		*dev;
 	struct omap2_mcspi_regs ctx;
+	struct clk		*ref_clk;
 	int			fifo_depth;
 	bool			target_aborted;
 	unsigned int		pin_dir:1;
 	size_t			max_xfer_len;
+	u32			ref_clk_hz;
 };
 
 struct omap2_mcspi_cs {
@@ -880,12 +882,12 @@ out:
 	return count - c;
 }
 
-static u32 omap2_mcspi_calc_divisor(u32 speed_hz)
+static u32 omap2_mcspi_calc_divisor(u32 speed_hz, u32 ref_clk_hz)
 {
 	u32 div;
 
 	for (div = 0; div < 15; div++)
-		if (speed_hz >= (OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ >> div))
+		if (speed_hz >= (ref_clk_hz >> div))
 			return div;
 
 	return 15;
@@ -897,7 +899,7 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_setup_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 {
 	struct omap2_mcspi_cs *cs = spi->controller_state;
 	struct omap2_mcspi *mcspi;
-	u32 l = 0, clkd = 0, div, extclk = 0, clkg = 0;
+	u32 ref_clk_hz, l = 0, clkd = 0, div, extclk = 0, clkg = 0;
 	u8 word_len = spi->bits_per_word;
 	u32 speed_hz = spi->max_speed_hz;
 
@@ -911,14 +913,15 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_setup_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 	if (t && t->speed_hz)
 		speed_hz = t->speed_hz;
 
-	speed_hz = min_t(u32, speed_hz, OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ);
-	if (speed_hz < (OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ / OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_DIVIDER)) {
-		clkd = omap2_mcspi_calc_divisor(speed_hz);
-		speed_hz = OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ >> clkd;
+	ref_clk_hz = mcspi->ref_clk_hz;
+	speed_hz = min_t(u32, speed_hz, ref_clk_hz);
+	if (speed_hz < (ref_clk_hz / OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_DIVIDER)) {
+		clkd = omap2_mcspi_calc_divisor(speed_hz, ref_clk_hz);
+		speed_hz = ref_clk_hz >> clkd;
 		clkg = 0;
 	} else {
-		div = (OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ + speed_hz - 1) / speed_hz;
-		speed_hz = OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ / div;
+		div = (ref_clk_hz + speed_hz - 1) / speed_hz;
+		speed_hz = ref_clk_hz / div;
 		clkd = (div - 1) & 0xf;
 		extclk = (div - 1) >> 4;
 		clkg = OMAP2_MCSPI_CHCONF_CLKG;
@@ -1448,8 +1451,6 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ctlr->cleanup = omap2_mcspi_cleanup;
 	ctlr->target_abort = omap2_mcspi_target_abort;
 	ctlr->dev.of_node = node;
-	ctlr->max_speed_hz = OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ;
-	ctlr->min_speed_hz = OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ >> 15;
 	ctlr->use_gpio_descriptors = true;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ctlr);
@@ -1519,6 +1520,14 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto free_ctlr;
 	}
 
+	mcspi->ref_clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	if (mcspi->ref_clk)
+		mcspi->ref_clk_hz = clk_get_rate(mcspi->ref_clk);
+	else
+		mcspi->ref_clk_hz = OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ;
+	ctlr->max_speed_hz = mcspi->ref_clk_hz;
+	ctlr->min_speed_hz = mcspi->ref_clk_hz >> 15;
+
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&pdev->dev, SPI_AUTOSUSPEND_TIMEOUT);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);