diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
index 4fc044b61f347a04da7f5515d47b6c05a90da7cb..26581177af17d4860cf40ff8f663d6fbac3f0067 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx-lpi2c.c
@@ -210,7 +210,12 @@ static int lpi2c_imx_config(struct lpi2c_imx_struct *lpi2c_imx)
 
 	lpi2c_imx_set_mode(lpi2c_imx);
 
-	clk_rate = clk_get_rate(lpi2c_imx->clk);
+	clk_rate = clk_get_rate(lpi2c_imx->clk_per);
+	if (!clk_rate) {
+		dev_dbg(&lpi2c_imx->adapter.dev, "clk_per rate is 0\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (lpi2c_imx->mode == HS || lpi2c_imx->mode == ULTRA_FAST)
 		filt = 0;
 	else