diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index 9bf1116..25695bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -150,7 +150,19 @@
 	bt->prop_seg = tseg1 / 2;
 	bt->phase_seg1 = tseg1 - bt->prop_seg;
 	bt->phase_seg2 = tseg2;
-	bt->sjw = 1;
+
+	/* check for sjw user settings */
+	if (!bt->sjw || !btc->sjw_max)
+		bt->sjw = 1;
+	else {
+		/* bt->sjw is at least 1 -> sanitize upper bound to sjw_max */
+		if (bt->sjw > btc->sjw_max)
+			bt->sjw = btc->sjw_max;
+		/* bt->sjw must not be higher than tseg2 */
+		if (tseg2 < bt->sjw)
+			bt->sjw = tseg2;
+	}
+
 	bt->brp = best_brp;
 	/* real bit-rate */
 	bt->bitrate = priv->clock.freq / (bt->brp * (tseg1 + tseg2 + 1));