diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c
index a27166277dee..fec76d3f056c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
 #define	MT9P031_PLL_CONFIG_1				0x11
 #define	MT9P031_PLL_CONFIG_2				0x12
 #define MT9P031_PIXEL_CLOCK_CONTROL			0x0a
+#define		MT9P031_PIXEL_CLOCK_INVERT		(1 << 15)
+#define		MT9P031_PIXEL_CLOCK_SHIFT(n)		((n) << 8)
+#define		MT9P031_PIXEL_CLOCK_DIVIDE(n)		((n) << 0)
 #define MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART				0x0b
 #define MT9P031_SHUTTER_DELAY				0x0c
 #define MT9P031_RST					0x0d
@@ -130,6 +133,8 @@ struct mt9p031 {
 
 	enum mt9p031_model model;
 	struct aptina_pll pll;
+	unsigned int clk_div;
+	bool use_pll;
 	int reset;
 
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_handler ctrls;
@@ -198,6 +203,11 @@ static int mt9p031_reset(struct mt9p031 *mt9p031)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = mt9p031_write(client, MT9P031_PIXEL_CLOCK_CONTROL,
+			    MT9P031_PIXEL_CLOCK_DIVIDE(mt9p031->clk_div));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	return mt9p031_set_output_control(mt9p031, MT9P031_OUTPUT_CONTROL_CEN,
 					  0);
 }
@@ -229,8 +239,24 @@ static int mt9p031_clk_setup(struct mt9p031 *mt9p031)
 
 	clk_set_rate(mt9p031->clk, pdata->ext_freq);
 
+	/* If the external clock frequency is out of bounds for the PLL use the
+	 * pixel clock divider only and disable the PLL.
+	 */
+	if (pdata->ext_freq > limits.ext_clock_max) {
+		unsigned int div;
+
+		div = DIV_ROUND_UP(pdata->ext_freq, pdata->target_freq);
+		div = roundup_pow_of_two(div) / 2;
+
+		mt9p031->clk_div = max_t(unsigned int, div, 64);
+		mt9p031->use_pll = false;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	mt9p031->pll.ext_clock = pdata->ext_freq;
 	mt9p031->pll.pix_clock = pdata->target_freq;
+	mt9p031->use_pll = true;
 
 	return aptina_pll_calculate(&client->dev, &limits, &mt9p031->pll);
 }
@@ -240,6 +266,9 @@ static int mt9p031_pll_enable(struct mt9p031 *mt9p031)
 	struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(&mt9p031->subdev);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!mt9p031->use_pll)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = mt9p031_write(client, MT9P031_PLL_CONTROL,
 			    MT9P031_PLL_CONTROL_PWRON);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -265,6 +294,9 @@ static inline int mt9p031_pll_disable(struct mt9p031 *mt9p031)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(&mt9p031->subdev);
 
+	if (!mt9p031->use_pll)
+		return 0;
+
 	return mt9p031_write(client, MT9P031_PLL_CONTROL,
 			     MT9P031_PLL_CONTROL_PWROFF);
 }