diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
index 0371d3d5501a..06ef3a3ac080 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
@@ -880,6 +880,9 @@ static int sdw_master_read_intel_prop(struct sdw_bus *bus)
 				 "intel-sdw-ip-clock",
 				 &prop->mclk_freq);
 
+	/* the values reported by BIOS are the 2x clock, not the bus clock */
+	prop->mclk_freq /= 2;
+
 	fwnode_property_read_u32(link,
 				 "intel-quirk-mask",
 				 &quirk_mask);