diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sun6i-p2wi.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sun6i-p2wi.c
index 9e3483f507ff..f2ed13b55108 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sun6i-p2wi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sun6i-p2wi.c
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ static int p2wi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (clk_freq == 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "clock-frequency is set to 0 in DT\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (of_get_child_count(np) > 1) {
 		dev_err(dev, "P2WI only supports one slave device\n");
 		return -EINVAL;