diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
index b18bb0334ded6..dcad5213eb348 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
@@ -379,9 +379,15 @@ static int flexcan_chip_disable(struct flexcan_priv *priv)
 static int flexcan_chip_freeze(struct flexcan_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct flexcan_regs __iomem *regs = priv->regs;
-	unsigned int timeout = 1000 * 1000 * 10 / priv->can.bittiming.bitrate;
+	unsigned int timeout;
+	u32 bitrate = priv->can.bittiming.bitrate;
 	u32 reg;
 
+	if (bitrate)
+		timeout = 1000 * 1000 * 10 / bitrate;
+	else
+		timeout = FLEXCAN_TIMEOUT_US / 10;
+
 	reg = flexcan_read(&regs->mcr);
 	reg |= FLEXCAN_MCR_FRZ | FLEXCAN_MCR_HALT;
 	flexcan_write(reg, &regs->mcr);