diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
index 57b7aac..f11297a 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/rtc.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
 
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -210,6 +211,8 @@
 {
 	unsigned long count;
 
+	if (!is_power_of_2(freq))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	count = RTC_FREQUENCY;
 	do_div(count, freq);