diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-multiplier.c b/drivers/clk/clk-multiplier.c
index 9e449c7b751c..dc037c957acd 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-multiplier.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-multiplier.c
@@ -52,14 +52,28 @@ static unsigned long __bestmult(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 				unsigned long *best_parent_rate,
 				u8 width, unsigned long flags)
 {
+	struct clk_multiplier *mult = to_clk_multiplier(hw);
 	unsigned long orig_parent_rate = *best_parent_rate;
 	unsigned long parent_rate, current_rate, best_rate = ~0;
 	unsigned int i, bestmult = 0;
+	unsigned int maxmult = (1 << width) - 1;
 
-	if (!(clk_hw_get_flags(hw) & CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT))
-		return rate / *best_parent_rate;
+	if (!(clk_hw_get_flags(hw) & CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT)) {
+		bestmult = rate / orig_parent_rate;
 
-	for (i = 1; i < ((1 << width) - 1); i++) {
+		/* Make sure we don't end up with a 0 multiplier */
+		if ((bestmult == 0) &&
+		    !(mult->flags & CLK_MULTIPLIER_ZERO_BYPASS))
+			bestmult = 1;
+
+		/* Make sure we don't overflow the multiplier */
+		if (bestmult > maxmult)
+			bestmult = maxmult;
+
+		return bestmult;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 1; i < maxmult; i++) {
 		if (rate == orig_parent_rate * i) {
 			/*
 			 * This is the best case for us if we have a