diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
index 16887049f0cda5..f60aeb1f781318 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 #define CLKRC_24MHz		0xc0
 #define CLKRC_DIV_MASK		0x3f
 #define GET_CLKRC_DIV(x)	(((x) & CLKRC_DIV_MASK) + 1)
+#define DEF_CLKRC		0x00
 
 #define COMA_RESET		BIT(7)
 #define COMA_QCIF		BIT(5)
@@ -783,19 +784,17 @@ static int ov6650_s_frame_interval(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	else if (div > GET_CLKRC_DIV(CLKRC_DIV_MASK))
 		div = GET_CLKRC_DIV(CLKRC_DIV_MASK);
 
-	/*
-	 * Keep result to be used as tpf limit
-	 * for subsequent clock divider calculations
-	 */
-	priv->tpf.numerator = div;
-	priv->tpf.denominator = FRAME_RATE_MAX;
+	tpf->numerator = div;
+	tpf->denominator = FRAME_RATE_MAX;
 
-	clkrc = to_clkrc(&priv->tpf, priv->pclk_limit, priv->pclk_max);
+	clkrc = to_clkrc(tpf, priv->pclk_limit, priv->pclk_max);
 
 	ret = ov6650_reg_rmw(client, REG_CLKRC, clkrc, CLKRC_DIV_MASK);
 	if (!ret) {
-		tpf->numerator = GET_CLKRC_DIV(clkrc);
-		tpf->denominator = FRAME_RATE_MAX;
+		priv->tpf.numerator = GET_CLKRC_DIV(clkrc);
+		priv->tpf.denominator = FRAME_RATE_MAX;
+
+		*tpf = priv->tpf;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1038,6 +1037,10 @@ static int ov6650_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	priv->rect.width  = W_CIF;
 	priv->rect.height = H_CIF;
 
+	/* Hardware default frame interval */
+	priv->tpf.numerator   = GET_CLKRC_DIV(DEF_CLKRC);
+	priv->tpf.denominator = FRAME_RATE_MAX;
+
 	priv->subdev.internal_ops = &ov6650_internal_ops;
 
 	ret = v4l2_async_register_subdev(&priv->subdev);