diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/pcm970-baseboard.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/pcm970-baseboard.c
index 4aafd5b8b85b..f490a406d57e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/pcm970-baseboard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/pcm970-baseboard.c
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ static struct resource pcm970_sja1000_resources[] = {
 };
 
 struct sja1000_platform_data pcm970_sja1000_platform_data = {
-	.clock		= 16000000 / 2,
-	.ocr		= 0x40 | 0x18,
-	.cdr		= 0x40,
+	.osc_freq	= 16000000,
+	.ocr		= OCR_TX1_PULLDOWN | OCR_TX0_PUSHPULL,
+	.cdr		= CDR_CBP,
 };
 
 static struct platform_device pcm970_sja1000 = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-pcm037.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-pcm037.c
index 2df1ec55a97e..78ecd751549b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-pcm037.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-pcm037.c
@@ -530,9 +530,9 @@ static struct resource pcm970_sja1000_resources[] = {
 };
 
 struct sja1000_platform_data pcm970_sja1000_platform_data = {
-	.clock		= 16000000 / 2,
-	.ocr		= 0x40 | 0x18,
-	.cdr		= 0x40,
+	.osc_freq	= 16000000,
+	.ocr		= OCR_TX1_PULLDOWN | OCR_TX0_PUSHPULL,
+	.cdr		= CDR_CBP,
 };
 
 static struct platform_device pcm970_sja1000 = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_platform.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_platform.c
index b65cabb361ab..d9fadc489b32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_platform.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ static int sp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev->irq = res_irq->start;
 	priv->irq_flags = res_irq->flags & (IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK | IRQF_SHARED);
 	priv->reg_base = addr;
-	priv->can.clock.freq = pdata->clock;
+	/* The CAN clock frequency is half the oscillator clock frequency */
+	priv->can.clock.freq = pdata->osc_freq / 2;
 	priv->ocr = pdata->ocr;
 	priv->cdr = pdata->cdr;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/can/platform/sja1000.h b/include/linux/can/platform/sja1000.h
index 01ee2aeb048d..96f8fcc78d78 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/platform/sja1000.h
+++ b/include/linux/can/platform/sja1000.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define OCR_TX_SHIFT      2
 
 struct sja1000_platform_data {
-	u32 clock;	/* CAN bus oscillator frequency in Hz */
+	u32 osc_freq;	/* CAN bus oscillator frequency in Hz */
 
 	u8 ocr;		/* output control register */
 	u8 cdr;		/* clock divider register */