diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx290.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx290.c
index 8d717036e494..ccf366d8b968 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx290.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx290.c
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@
 
 #define IMX290_VMAX_DEFAULT				1125
 
+#define IMX290_PIXEL_RATE				148500000
+
 /*
  * The IMX290 pixel array is organized as follows:
  *
@@ -208,7 +210,6 @@ struct imx290 {
 
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_handler ctrls;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl *link_freq;
-	struct v4l2_ctrl *pixel_rate;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl *hblank;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl *vblank;
 };
@@ -674,15 +675,8 @@ static void imx290_ctrl_update(struct imx290 *imx290,
 {
 	unsigned int hblank = mode->hmax - mode->width;
 	unsigned int vblank = IMX290_VMAX_DEFAULT - mode->height;
-	s64 link_freq = imx290_link_freqs_ptr(imx290)[mode->link_freq_index];
-	u64 pixel_rate;
-
-	/* pixel rate = link_freq * 2 * nr_of_lanes / bits_per_sample */
-	pixel_rate = link_freq * 2 * imx290->nlanes;
-	do_div(pixel_rate, imx290_format_info(imx290, format->code)->bpp);
 
 	__v4l2_ctrl_s_ctrl(imx290->link_freq, mode->link_freq_index);
-	__v4l2_ctrl_s_ctrl_int64(imx290->pixel_rate, pixel_rate);
 
 	__v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(imx290->hblank, hblank, hblank, 1, hblank);
 	__v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(imx290->vblank, vblank, vblank, 1, vblank);
@@ -732,9 +726,9 @@ static int imx290_ctrl_init(struct imx290 *imx290)
 	if (imx290->link_freq)
 		imx290->link_freq->flags |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_READ_ONLY;
 
-	imx290->pixel_rate = v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&imx290->ctrls, &imx290_ctrl_ops,
-					       V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE,
-					       1, INT_MAX, 1, 1);
+	v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&imx290->ctrls, &imx290_ctrl_ops, V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE,
+			  IMX290_PIXEL_RATE, IMX290_PIXEL_RATE, 1,
+			  IMX290_PIXEL_RATE);
 
 	v4l2_ctrl_new_std_menu_items(&imx290->ctrls, &imx290_ctrl_ops,
 				     V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN,