diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c b/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c
index 186b96efeebf..3f0e4200cb5d 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct clk *clk_register_gate(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	struct clk_init_data init;
 
 	if (clk_gate_flags & CLK_GATE_HIWORD_MASK) {
-		if (bit_idx > 16) {
+		if (bit_idx > 15) {
 			pr_err("gate bit exceeds LOWORD field\n");
 			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 		}