diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ccs-pll.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ccs-pll.c
index fce3f0f18574..611c9823be85 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ccs-pll.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ccs-pll.c
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@ __ccs_pll_calculate_vt_tree(struct device *dev,
 	dev_dbg(dev, "more_mul2: %u\n", more_mul);
 
 	pll_fr->pll_multiplier = mul * more_mul;
+	if (pll_fr->pll_multiplier > lim_fr->max_pll_multiplier) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "pll multiplier %u too high\n",
+			pll_fr->pll_multiplier);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	if (pll_fr->pll_multiplier * pll_fr->pll_ip_clk_freq_hz >
 	    lim_fr->max_pll_op_clk_freq_hz)