diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 4cdf834fa74a..661235027b47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "lib/geneve.h"
 #include "lib/fs_chains.h"
 #include "diag/en_tc_tracepoint.h"
+#include <asm/div64.h>
 
 #define nic_chains(priv) ((priv)->fs.tc.chains)
 #define MLX5_MH_ACT_SZ MLX5_UN_SZ_BYTES(set_add_copy_action_in_auto)
@@ -5007,13 +5008,13 @@ errout:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int apply_police_params(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, u32 rate,
+static int apply_police_params(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, u64 rate,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
+	u32 rate_mbps = 0;
 	u16 vport_num;
-	u32 rate_mbps;
 	int err;
 
 	vport_num = rpriv->rep->vport;
@@ -5030,7 +5031,11 @@ static int apply_police_params(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, u32 rate,
 	 * Moreover, if rate is non zero we choose to configure to a minimum of
 	 * 1 mbit/sec.
 	 */
-	rate_mbps = rate ? max_t(u32, (rate * 8 + 500000) / 1000000, 1) : 0;
+	if (rate) {
+		rate = (rate * BITS_PER_BYTE) + 500000;
+		rate_mbps = max_t(u32, do_div(rate, 1000000), 1);
+	}
+
 	err = mlx5_esw_modify_vport_rate(esw, vport_num, rate_mbps);
 	if (err)
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "failed applying action to hardware");