diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-pfdv2.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-pfdv2.c
index de93ce73101b..f8707278aad9 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-pfdv2.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-pfdv2.c
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ static int clk_pfdv2_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	u32 val;
 	u8 frac;
 
+	if (!rate)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* PFD can NOT change rate without gating */
+	WARN_ON(clk_pfdv2_is_enabled(hw));
+
 	tmp = tmp * 18 + rate / 2;
 	do_div(tmp, rate);
 	frac = tmp;