diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_pll.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_pll.c
index 0d1b17fee018..ba79ec19da3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_pll.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_pll.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ static int dsi_calc_mnp(u32 dsi_clk, struct dsi_mnp *dsi_mnp)
 	u32 ref_clk;
 	u32 error;
 	u32 tmp_error;
-	u32 target_dsi_clk;
-	u32 calc_dsi_clk;
+	int target_dsi_clk;
+	int calc_dsi_clk;
 	u32 calc_m;
 	u32 calc_p;
 	u32 m_seed;
@@ -184,22 +184,32 @@ static int dsi_calc_mnp(u32 dsi_clk, struct dsi_mnp *dsi_mnp)
 	ref_clk = 25000;
 	target_dsi_clk = dsi_clk;
 	error = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+	tmp_error = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	calc_m = 0;
 	calc_p = 0;
 
 	for (m = 62; m <= 92; m++) {
 		for (p = 2; p <= 6; p++) {
-
+			/* Find the optimal m and p divisors
+			with minimal error +/- the required clock */
 			calc_dsi_clk = (m * ref_clk) / p;
-			if (calc_dsi_clk >= target_dsi_clk) {
-				tmp_error = calc_dsi_clk - target_dsi_clk;
-				if (tmp_error < error) {
-					error = tmp_error;
-					calc_m = m;
-					calc_p = p;
-				}
+			if (calc_dsi_clk == target_dsi_clk) {
+				calc_m = m;
+				calc_p = p;
+				error = 0;
+				break;
+			} else
+				tmp_error = abs(target_dsi_clk - calc_dsi_clk);
+
+			if (tmp_error < error) {
+				error = tmp_error;
+				calc_m = m;
+				calc_p = p;
 			}
 		}
+
+		if (error == 0)
+			break;
 	}
 
 	m_seed = lfsr_converts[calc_m - 62];