diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-stm32-lp.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-stm32-lp.c
index 21cb260dc2c0..67fca62524dc 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-stm32-lp.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-stm32-lp.c
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ static int stm32_pwm_lp_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 	/* Calculate the period and prescaler value */
 	div = (unsigned long long)clk_get_rate(priv->clk) * state->period;
 	do_div(div, NSEC_PER_SEC);
+	if (!div) {
+		/* Clock is too slow to achieve requested period. */
+		dev_dbg(priv->chip.dev, "Can't reach %u ns\n",	state->period);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	prd = div;
 	while (div > STM32_LPTIM_MAX_ARR) {
 		presc++;