diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c
index f940e8b66b85..311f7ea57625 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c
@@ -778,7 +778,12 @@ static int arkfb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ark_set_pixclock(info, (hdiv * info->var.pixclock) / hmul);
+	value = (hdiv * info->var.pixclock) / hmul;
+	if (!value) {
+		fb_dbg(info, "invalid pixclock\n");
+		value = 1;
+	}
+	ark_set_pixclock(info, value);
 	svga_set_timings(par->state.vgabase, &ark_timing_regs, &(info->var), hmul, hdiv,
 			 (info->var.vmode & FB_VMODE_DOUBLE)     ? 2 : 1,
 			 (info->var.vmode & FB_VMODE_INTERLACED) ? 2 : 1,