diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c
index ea17d446a6276..2bd04ecb508cf 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static int lp3943_pwm_config(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	duty_ns = min(duty_ns, period_ns);
 	val = (u8)(duty_ns * LP3943_MAX_DUTY / period_ns);
 
 	return lp3943_write_byte(lp3943, reg_duty, val);