diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s90.c b/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s90.c
index abb9b9147ee6..4721e9bbb8b0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s90.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s90.c
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 #include <linux/iio/sysfs.h>
 
+/*
+ * Although chip's max frequency is 2Mhz, it needs 600ns between CS and the
+ * first falling edge of SCLK, so frequency should be at most 1 / (2 * 6e-7)
+ */
+#define AD2S90_MAX_SPI_FREQ_HZ  830000
+
 struct ad2s90_state {
 	struct mutex lock;
 	struct spi_device *sdev;
@@ -78,6 +84,12 @@ static int ad2s90_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
 	struct ad2s90_state *st;
 
+	if (spi->max_speed_hz > AD2S90_MAX_SPI_FREQ_HZ) {
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "SPI CLK, %d Hz exceeds %d Hz\n",
+			spi->max_speed_hz, AD2S90_MAX_SPI_FREQ_HZ);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*st));
 	if (!indio_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;