diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-atmel-tcb.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-atmel-tcb.c
index 0266969..f3dcd02 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-atmel-tcb.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-atmel-tcb.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 		i = slowclk;
 		rate = 32768;
 		min = div_u64(NSEC_PER_SEC, rate);
-		max = min << 16;
+		max = min << tc->tcb_config->counter_width;
 
 		/* If period is too big return ERANGE error */
 		if (max < period_ns)