diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
index 6ed6c51fac69e..d503821a3e606 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
@@ -264,16 +264,20 @@ static int phram_setup(const char *val)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (erasesize)
-		div_u64_rem(len, (uint32_t)erasesize, &rem);
-
 	if (len == 0 || erasesize == 0 || erasesize > len
-	    || erasesize > UINT_MAX || rem) {
+	    || erasesize > UINT_MAX) {
 		parse_err("illegal erasesize or len\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	div_u64_rem(len, (uint32_t)erasesize, &rem);
+	if (rem) {
+		parse_err("len is not multiple of erasesize\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	ret = register_device(name, start, len, (uint32_t)erasesize);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;