diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev/bittiming.c b/drivers/net/can/dev/bittiming.c
index 32af609eee504..5e111dbbe090b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev/bittiming.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev/bittiming.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int can_fixup_bittiming(const struct net_device *dev, struct can_bittimin
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	bt->bitrate = priv->clock.freq / (bt->brp * can_bit_time(bt));
-	bt->sample_point = ((tseg1 + 1) * 1000) / can_bit_time(bt);
+	bt->sample_point = ((CAN_SYNC_SEG + tseg1) * 1000) / can_bit_time(bt);
 
 	return 0;
 }