diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c
index 0ac0371f943b6..a579d46ed78c5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ static int sifive_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Set up clock divider */
 	ssp->clkin_rate = clk_get_rate(ssp->clk);
 	ssp->baud_rate = SIFIVE_DEFAULT_BAUD_RATE;
-	ssp->port.uartclk = ssp->baud_rate * 16;
+	ssp->port.uartclk = ssp->clkin_rate;
 	__ssp_update_div(ssp);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ssp);