diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index fef87167a60b..208caf60eeb5 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -2851,6 +2851,20 @@ int clk_hw_set_spread_spectrum(struct clk_hw *hw, const struct clk_spread_spectr
 	if (!hw)
 		return 0;
 
+	switch (ss_conf->method) {
+	case CLK_SPREAD_NO:
+		break;
+	case CLK_SPREAD_CENTER:
+	case CLK_SPREAD_UP:
+	case CLK_SPREAD_DOWN:
+		if (!ss_conf->modfreq_hz || !ss_conf->spread_bp ||
+		    ss_conf->spread_bp > 10000)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	core = hw->core;
 
 	clk_prepare_lock();