diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-microchip-core.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-microchip-core.c
index e7525c98105e..d3e60d5d085b 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-microchip-core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-microchip-core.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static int mchp_core_pwm_apply_locked(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *
 		 * mchp_core_pwm_calc_period().
 		 * The period is locked and we cannot change this, so we abort.
 		 */
-		if (hw_period_steps == MCHPCOREPWM_PERIOD_STEPS_MAX)
+		if (hw_period_steps > MCHPCOREPWM_PERIOD_STEPS_MAX)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		prescale = hw_prescale;