diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
index 15eef94..9325db4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
 	u32 round, ick;
 	u32 scl;
 	u32 cdf_width;
+	unsigned long rate;
 
 	if (!clkp) {
 		dev_err(dev, "there is no peripheral_clk\n");
@@ -264,15 +265,14 @@
 	 * clkp : peripheral_clk
 	 * F[]  : integer up-valuation
 	 */
-	for (cdf = 0; cdf < (1 << cdf_width); cdf++) {
-		ick = clk_get_rate(clkp) / (1 + cdf);
-		if (ick < 20000000)
-			goto ick_find;
+	rate = clk_get_rate(clkp);
+	cdf = rate / 20000000;
+	if (cdf >= 1 << cdf_width) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Input clock %lu too high\n", rate);
+		return -EIO;
 	}
-	dev_err(dev, "there is no best CDF\n");
-	return -EIO;
+	ick = rate / (cdf + 1);
 
-ick_find:
 	/*
 	 * it is impossible to calculate large scale
 	 * number on u32. separate it
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Calculation result (= SCL) should be less than
 	 * bus_speed for hardware safety
+	 *
+	 * We could use something along the lines of
+	 *	div = ick / (bus_speed + 1) + 1;
+	 *	scgd = (div - 20 - round + 7) / 8;
+	 *	scl = ick / (20 + (scgd * 8) + round);
+	 * (not fully verified) but that would get pretty involved
 	 */
 	for (scgd = 0; scgd < 0x40; scgd++) {
 		scl = ick / (20 + (scgd * 8) + round);