diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c
index 09dd85553d4f..7f09a0daaaa2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int i740fb_decode_var(const struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 	u32 xres, right, hslen, left, xtotal;
 	u32 yres, lower, vslen, upper, ytotal;
 	u32 vxres, xoffset, vyres, yoffset;
-	u32 bpp, base, dacspeed24, mem;
+	u32 bpp, base, dacspeed24, mem, freq;
 	u8 r7;
 	int i;
 
@@ -643,7 +643,12 @@ static int i740fb_decode_var(const struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 	par->atc[VGA_ATC_OVERSCAN] = 0;
 
 	/* Calculate VCLK that most closely matches the requested dot clock */
-	i740_calc_vclk((((u32)1e9) / var->pixclock) * (u32)(1e3), par);
+	freq = (((u32)1e9) / var->pixclock) * (u32)(1e3);
+	if (freq < I740_RFREQ_FIX) {
+		fb_dbg(info, "invalid pixclock\n");
+		freq = I740_RFREQ_FIX;
+	}
+	i740_calc_vclk(freq, par);
 
 	/* Since we program the clocks ourselves, always use VCLK2. */
 	par->misc |= 0x0C;