diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c
index f4d70da621ec..4a652d500dfc 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static int meson_pwm_calc(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 	struct meson_pwm *meson = to_meson_pwm(chip);
 	struct meson_pwm_channel *channel = &meson->channels[pwm->hwpwm];
 	unsigned int cnt, duty_cnt;
-	unsigned long fin_freq;
+	long fin_freq;
 	u64 duty, period, freq;
 
 	duty = state->duty_cycle;
@@ -168,12 +168,13 @@ static int meson_pwm_calc(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 		freq = ULONG_MAX;
 
 	fin_freq = clk_round_rate(channel->clk, freq);
-	if (fin_freq == 0) {
-		dev_err(pwmchip_parent(chip), "invalid source clock frequency\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (fin_freq <= 0) {
+		dev_err(pwmchip_parent(chip),
+			"invalid source clock frequency %llu\n", freq);
+		return fin_freq ? fin_freq : -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	dev_dbg(pwmchip_parent(chip), "fin_freq: %lu Hz\n", fin_freq);
+	dev_dbg(pwmchip_parent(chip), "fin_freq: %ld Hz\n", fin_freq);
 
 	cnt = div_u64(fin_freq * period, NSEC_PER_SEC);
 	if (cnt > 0xffff) {