diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_slc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_slc.c
index 9ac0f3b5554c..a9e8a02cdac5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_slc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_slc.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 * slc_tac register definitions
 **********************************************************************/
 /* Computation of clock cycles on basis of controller and device clock rates */
-#define SLCTAC_CLOCKS(c, n, s)	(((1 + (c / n)) & 0xF) << s)
+#define SLCTAC_CLOCKS(c, n, s)	(min_t(u32, 1 + (c / n), 0xF) << s)
 
 /* Clock setting for RDY write sample wait time in 2*n clocks */
 #define SLCTAC_WDR(n)		(((n) & 0xF) << 28)