diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
index 28c5c5c1fb7a..a21fa45bd64c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ static int fsl_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 					      "fsl,timeout", &mpc_ops.timeout);
 
 	if (!result) {
-		mpc_ops.timeout *= HZ / 1000000;
+		mpc_ops.timeout = mpc_ops.timeout * HZ / 1000000;
 		if (mpc_ops.timeout < 5)
 			mpc_ops.timeout = 5;
 	} else {