diff --git a/drivers/iio/frequency/adf4350.c b/drivers/iio/frequency/adf4350.c
index 59fbb3ae40e7f4628b3bc9d545a27c86e379bdbc..e35bb8f6fe7597e8823527772b119cd3b579377d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/frequency/adf4350.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/frequency/adf4350.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int adf4350_set_freq(struct adf4350_state *st, unsigned long long freq)
 {
 	struct adf4350_platform_data *pdata = st->pdata;
 	u64 tmp;
-	u32 div_gcd, prescaler;
+	u32 div_gcd, prescaler, chspc;
 	u16 mdiv, r_cnt = 0;
 	u8 band_sel_div;
 
@@ -158,14 +158,20 @@ static int adf4350_set_freq(struct adf4350_state *st, unsigned long long freq)
 	if (pdata->ref_div_factor)
 		r_cnt = pdata->ref_div_factor - 1;
 
-	do  {
-		r_cnt = adf4350_tune_r_cnt(st, r_cnt);
+	chspc = st->chspc;
 
-		st->r1_mod = st->fpfd / st->chspc;
-		while (st->r1_mod > ADF4350_MAX_MODULUS) {
-			r_cnt = adf4350_tune_r_cnt(st, r_cnt);
-			st->r1_mod = st->fpfd / st->chspc;
-		}
+	do  {
+		do {
+			do {
+				r_cnt = adf4350_tune_r_cnt(st, r_cnt);
+				st->r1_mod = st->fpfd / chspc;
+				if (r_cnt > ADF4350_MAX_R_CNT) {
+					/* try higher spacing values */
+					chspc++;
+					r_cnt = 0;
+				}
+			} while ((st->r1_mod > ADF4350_MAX_MODULUS) && r_cnt);
+		} while (r_cnt == 0);
 
 		tmp = freq * (u64)st->r1_mod + (st->fpfd > 1);
 		do_div(tmp, st->fpfd); /* Div round closest (n + d/2)/d */
@@ -194,7 +200,7 @@ static int adf4350_set_freq(struct adf4350_state *st, unsigned long long freq)
 	st->regs[ADF4350_REG0] = ADF4350_REG0_INT(st->r0_int) |
 				 ADF4350_REG0_FRACT(st->r0_fract);
 
-	st->regs[ADF4350_REG1] = ADF4350_REG1_PHASE(0) |
+	st->regs[ADF4350_REG1] = ADF4350_REG1_PHASE(1) |
 				 ADF4350_REG1_MOD(st->r1_mod) |
 				 prescaler;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/frequency/adf4350.h b/include/linux/iio/frequency/adf4350.h
index b76b4a87065e3615cbfc1b17e81b9fd90bcf8898..be91f344d5fce1b3b8a41ff149ece8b917715542 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/frequency/adf4350.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/frequency/adf4350.h
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 #define ADF4350_MAX_BANDSEL_CLK		125000 /* Hz */
 #define ADF4350_MAX_FREQ_REFIN		250000000 /* Hz */
 #define ADF4350_MAX_MODULUS		4095
+#define ADF4350_MAX_R_CNT		1023
+
 
 /**
  * struct adf4350_platform_data - platform specific information