diff --git a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_div.c b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_div.c
index 419463375bc1..c0e5c10d0091 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_div.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_div.c
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ static unsigned long ccu_div_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
 	val = reg >> cd->div.shift;
 	val &= (1 << cd->div.width) - 1;
 
-	ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(&cd->common, &cd->mux, -1,
-						&parent_rate);
+	parent_rate = ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(&cd->common, &cd->mux, -1,
+						  parent_rate);
 
 	return divider_recalc_rate(hw, parent_rate, val, cd->div.table,
 				   cd->div.flags);
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ static int ccu_div_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	unsigned long val;
 	u32 reg;
 
-	ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(&cd->common, &cd->mux, -1,
-						&parent_rate);
+	parent_rate = ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(&cd->common, &cd->mux, -1,
+						  parent_rate);
 
 	val = divider_get_val(rate, parent_rate, cd->div.table, cd->div.width,
 			      cd->div.flags);
diff --git a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mp.c b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mp.c
index de02e6c386d8..b917ad7a386c 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mp.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mp.c
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ static unsigned long ccu_mp_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
 	u32 reg;
 
 	/* Adjust parent_rate according to pre-dividers */
-	ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(&cmp->common, &cmp->mux,
-						-1, &parent_rate);
+	parent_rate = ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(&cmp->common, &cmp->mux, -1,
+						  parent_rate);
 
 	reg = readl(cmp->common.base + cmp->common.reg);
 
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ static int ccu_mp_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	u32 reg;
 
 	/* Adjust parent_rate according to pre-dividers */
-	ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(&cmp->common, &cmp->mux,
-						-1, &parent_rate);
+	parent_rate = ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(&cmp->common, &cmp->mux, -1,
+						  parent_rate);
 
 	max_m = cmp->m.max ?: 1 << cmp->m.width;
 	max_p = cmp->p.max ?: 1 << ((1 << cmp->p.width) - 1);
diff --git a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mult.c b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mult.c
index 6ee7ba0738fb..20d0300867f2 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mult.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mult.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ static unsigned long ccu_mult_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
 	val = reg >> cm->mult.shift;
 	val &= (1 << cm->mult.width) - 1;
 
-	ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(&cm->common, &cm->mux, -1,
-						&parent_rate);
+	parent_rate = ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(&cm->common, &cm->mux, -1,
+						  parent_rate);
 
 	return parent_rate * (val + cm->mult.offset);
 }
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ static int ccu_mult_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	else
 		ccu_frac_helper_disable(&cm->common, &cm->frac);
 
-	ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(&cm->common, &cm->mux, -1,
-						&parent_rate);
+	parent_rate = ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(&cm->common, &cm->mux, -1,
+						  parent_rate);
 
 	_cm.min = cm->mult.min;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mux.c b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mux.c
index 3eb23d4e6534..c33210972581 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mux.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mux.c
@@ -56,13 +56,12 @@ static u16 ccu_mux_get_prediv(struct ccu_common *common,
 	return prediv;
 }
 
-void ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(struct ccu_common *common,
-					     struct ccu_mux_internal *cm,
-					     int parent_index,
-					     unsigned long *parent_rate)
+unsigned long ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(struct ccu_common *common,
+					  struct ccu_mux_internal *cm,
+					  int parent_index,
+					  unsigned long parent_rate)
 {
-	*parent_rate = *parent_rate / ccu_mux_get_prediv(common, cm,
-							 parent_index);
+	return parent_rate / ccu_mux_get_prediv(common, cm, parent_index);
 }
 
 int ccu_mux_helper_determine_rate(struct ccu_common *common,
@@ -84,10 +83,8 @@ int ccu_mux_helper_determine_rate(struct ccu_common *common,
 
 		best_parent = clk_hw_get_parent(hw);
 		best_parent_rate = clk_hw_get_rate(best_parent);
-
-		adj_parent_rate = best_parent_rate;
-		ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(common, cm, -1,
-							&adj_parent_rate);
+		adj_parent_rate = ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(common, cm, -1,
+							      best_parent_rate);
 
 		best_rate = round(cm, best_parent, &adj_parent_rate,
 				  req->rate, data);
@@ -103,9 +100,9 @@ int ccu_mux_helper_determine_rate(struct ccu_common *common,
 		if (!parent)
 			continue;
 
-		adj_parent_rate = parent_rate = clk_hw_get_rate(parent);
-		ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(common, cm, i,
-							&adj_parent_rate);
+		parent_rate = clk_hw_get_rate(parent);
+		adj_parent_rate = ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(common, cm, i,
+							      parent_rate);
 
 		tmp_rate = round(cm, parent, &adj_parent_rate, req->rate, data);
 		if (tmp_rate == req->rate) {
@@ -215,10 +212,8 @@ static unsigned long ccu_mux_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
 {
 	struct ccu_mux *cm = hw_to_ccu_mux(hw);
 
-	ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(&cm->common, &cm->mux, -1,
-						&parent_rate);
-
-	return parent_rate;
+	return ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(&cm->common, &cm->mux, -1,
+					   parent_rate);
 }
 
 const struct clk_ops ccu_mux_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mux.h b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mux.h
index 4be56eee2bfd..dba12c76cf54 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mux.h
+++ b/drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu_mux.h
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ static inline struct ccu_mux *hw_to_ccu_mux(struct clk_hw *hw)
 
 extern const struct clk_ops ccu_mux_ops;
 
-void ccu_mux_helper_adjust_parent_for_prediv(struct ccu_common *common,
-					     struct ccu_mux_internal *cm,
-					     int parent_index,
-					     unsigned long *parent_rate);
+unsigned long ccu_mux_helper_apply_prediv(struct ccu_common *common,
+					  struct ccu_mux_internal *cm,
+					  int parent_index,
+					  unsigned long parent_rate);
 int ccu_mux_helper_determine_rate(struct ccu_common *common,
 				  struct ccu_mux_internal *cm,
 				  struct clk_rate_request *req,