diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-busy.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-busy.c
index 4bb1bc4..bc88e38 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-busy.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-busy.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct clk *imx_clk_busy_divider(const char *name, const char *parent_name,
 
 	busy->div.reg = reg;
 	busy->div.shift = shift;
-	busy->div.width = width;
+	busy->div.mask = BIT(width) - 1;
 	busy->div.lock = &imx_ccm_lock;
 	busy->div_ops = &clk_divider_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c b/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
index 749372f..2791a2b 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 #define to_clk_divider(_hw) container_of(_hw, struct clk_divider, hw)
 
-#define div_mask(d)	((1 << ((d)->width)) - 1)
-
 static unsigned int _get_table_maxdiv(const struct clk_div_table *table)
 {
 	unsigned int maxdiv = 0;
@@ -46,12 +44,12 @@ static unsigned int _get_table_maxdiv(const struct clk_div_table *table)
 static unsigned int _get_maxdiv(struct clk_divider *divider)
 {
 	if (divider->flags & CLK_DIVIDER_ONE_BASED)
-		return div_mask(divider);
+		return divider->mask;
 	if (divider->flags & CLK_DIVIDER_POWER_OF_TWO)
-		return 1 << div_mask(divider);
+		return 1 << divider->mask;
 	if (divider->table)
 		return _get_table_maxdiv(divider->table);
-	return div_mask(divider) + 1;
+	return divider->mask + 1;
 }
 
 static unsigned int _get_table_div(const struct clk_div_table *table,
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ static unsigned long clk_divider_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
 	unsigned int div, val;
 
 	val = readl(divider->reg) >> divider->shift;
-	val &= div_mask(divider);
+	val &= divider->mask;
 
 	div = _get_div(divider, val);
 	if (!div) {
@@ -221,17 +219,17 @@ static int clk_divider_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 	div = parent_rate / rate;
 	value = _get_val(divider, div);
 
-	if (value > div_mask(divider))
-		value = div_mask(divider);
+	if (value > divider->mask)
+		value = divider->mask;
 
 	if (divider->lock)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(divider->lock, flags);
 
 	if (divider->flags & CLK_DIVIDER_HIWORD_MASK) {
-		val = div_mask(divider) << (divider->shift + 16);
+		val = divider->mask << (divider->shift + 16);
 	} else {
 		val = readl(divider->reg);
-		val &= ~(div_mask(divider) << divider->shift);
+		val &= ~(divider->mask << divider->shift);
 	}
 	val |= value << divider->shift;
 	writel(val, divider->reg);
@@ -251,7 +249,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_divider_ops);
 
 static struct clk *_register_divider(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		const char *parent_name, unsigned long flags,
-		void __iomem *reg, u8 shift, u8 width,
+		void __iomem *reg, u8 shift, u32 mask,
 		u8 clk_divider_flags, const struct clk_div_table *table,
 		spinlock_t *lock)
 {
@@ -260,8 +258,9 @@ static struct clk *_register_divider(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	struct clk_init_data init;
 
 	if (clk_divider_flags & CLK_DIVIDER_HIWORD_MASK) {
-		if (width + shift > 16) {
-			pr_warn("divider value exceeds LOWORD field\n");
+		if ((mask << shift) & 0xffff0000) {
+			pr_warn("%s: divider value exceeds LOWORD field\n",
+					__func__);
 			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 		}
 	}
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ static struct clk *_register_divider(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	/* struct clk_divider assignments */
 	div->reg = reg;
 	div->shift = shift;
-	div->width = width;
+	div->mask = mask;
 	div->flags = clk_divider_flags;
 	div->lock = lock;
 	div->hw.init = &init;
@@ -315,7 +314,7 @@ struct clk *clk_register_divider(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		u8 clk_divider_flags, spinlock_t *lock)
 {
 	return _register_divider(dev, name, parent_name, flags, reg, shift,
-			width, clk_divider_flags, NULL, lock);
+			((1 << width) - 1), clk_divider_flags, NULL, lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_register_divider);
 
@@ -340,6 +339,6 @@ struct clk *clk_register_divider_table(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		spinlock_t *lock)
 {
 	return _register_divider(dev, name, parent_name, flags, reg, shift,
-			width, clk_divider_flags, table, lock);
+			((1 << width) - 1), clk_divider_flags, table, lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_register_divider_table);
diff --git a/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-div.c b/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-div.c
index 90e1da9..af2428e 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-div.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/mxs/clk-div.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct clk *mxs_clk_div(const char *name, const char *parent_name,
 
 	div->divider.reg = reg;
 	div->divider.shift = shift;
-	div->divider.width = width;
+	div->divider.mask = BIT(width) - 1;
 	div->divider.flags = CLK_DIVIDER_ONE_BASED;
 	div->divider.lock = &mxs_lock;
 	div->divider.hw.init = &init;
diff --git a/include/linux/clk-private.h b/include/linux/clk-private.h
index 8138c94..7bcd65d 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk-private.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk-private.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ struct clk {
 		},						\
 		.reg = _reg,					\
 		.shift = _shift,				\
-		.width = _width,				\
+		.mask = ((1 << _width) - 1),			\
 		.flags = _divider_flags,			\
 		.table = _table,				\
 		.lock = _lock,					\
diff --git a/include/linux/clk-provider.h b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
index 1f0285b..015f18c 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk-provider.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ struct clk_divider {
 	struct clk_hw	hw;
 	void __iomem	*reg;
 	u8		shift;
-	u8		width;
+	u32		mask;
 	u8		flags;
 	const struct clk_div_table	*table;
 	spinlock_t	*lock;
