diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c
index ebd413a1cf56..0c0d48e5bea4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static void cpts_overflow_check(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	cpts_ptp_gettime(&cpts->info, &ts);
 	pr_debug("cpts overflow check at %lld.%09lu\n", ts.tv_sec, ts.tv_nsec);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&cpts->overflow_work, CPTS_OVERFLOW_PERIOD);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&cpts->overflow_work, cpts->ov_check_period);
 }
 
 static int cpts_match(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int ptp_class,
@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ int cpts_register(struct cpts *cpts)
 	}
 	cpts->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(cpts->clock);
 
-	schedule_delayed_work(&cpts->overflow_work, CPTS_OVERFLOW_PERIOD);
-
+	schedule_delayed_work(&cpts->overflow_work, cpts->ov_check_period);
 	return 0;
 
 err_ptp:
@@ -423,6 +422,11 @@ static void cpts_calc_mult_shift(struct cpts *cpts)
 	if (maxsec > 10)
 		maxsec = 10;
 
+	/* Calc overflow check period (maxsec / 2) */
+	cpts->ov_check_period = (HZ * maxsec) / 2;
+	dev_info(cpts->dev, "cpts: overflow check period %lu (jiffies)\n",
+		 cpts->ov_check_period);
+
 	if (cpts->cc.mult || cpts->cc.shift)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.h
index 5da23af7a9a6..c96eca2b1b46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.h
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ enum {
 	CPTS_EV_TX,   /* Ethernet Transmit Event */
 };
 
-/* This covers any input clock up to about 500 MHz. */
-#define CPTS_OVERFLOW_PERIOD (HZ * 8)
-
 #define CPTS_FIFO_DEPTH 16
 #define CPTS_MAX_EVENTS 32
 
@@ -127,6 +124,7 @@ struct cpts {
 	struct list_head events;
 	struct list_head pool;
 	struct cpts_event pool_data[CPTS_MAX_EVENTS];
+	unsigned long ov_check_period;
 };
 
 void cpts_rx_timestamp(struct cpts *cpts, struct sk_buff *skb);