diff --git a/components/hal/esp32s3/include/hal/spi_ll.h b/components/hal/esp32s3/include/hal/spi_ll.h
index c7dd96fa8c..6058afe1e5 100644
--- a/components/hal/esp32s3/include/hal/spi_ll.h
+++ b/components/hal/esp32s3/include/hal/spi_ll.h
@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ static inline int spi_ll_master_cal_clock(int fapb, int hz, int duty_cycle, spi_
             if (pre <= 0) {
                 pre = 1;
             }
-            if (pre > 8192) {
-                pre = 8192;
+            if (pre > 16) {
+                pre = 16;
             }
             errval = abs(spi_ll_freq_for_pre_n(fapb, pre, n) - hz);
             if (bestn == -1 || errval <= besterr) {