diff --git a/drivers/i2c/stm32f7_i2c.c b/drivers/i2c/stm32f7_i2c.c
index 7d046c1a1e6..fc5c1221e1e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/stm32f7_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/stm32f7_i2c.c
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 #include <clk.h>
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
-#include <malloc.h>
 #include <reset.h>
 
 #include <dm/device.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 
 /* STM32 I2C registers */
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ struct stm32_i2c_spec {
 
 /**
  * struct stm32_i2c_setup - private I2C timing setup parameters
- * @speed: I2C speed mode (standard, Fast Plus)
  * @speed_freq: I2C speed frequency  (Hz)
  * @clock_src: I2C clock source frequency (Hz)
  * @rise_time: Rise time (ns)
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ struct stm32_i2c_spec {
  * @analog_filter: Analog filter delay (On/Off)
  */
 struct stm32_i2c_setup {
-	enum i2c_speed_mode speed;
 	u32 speed_freq;
 	u32 clock_src;
 	u32 rise_time;
@@ -184,10 +182,11 @@ struct stm32_i2c_priv {
 	struct stm32_i2c_regs *regs;
 	struct clk clk;
 	struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup;
-	int speed;
+	u32 speed;
 };
 
 static const struct stm32_i2c_spec i2c_specs[] = {
+	/* Standard speed - 100 KHz */
 	[IC_SPEED_MODE_STANDARD] = {
 		.rate = I2C_SPEED_STANDARD_RATE,
 		.rate_min = 8000,
@@ -200,6 +199,7 @@ static const struct stm32_i2c_spec i2c_specs[] = {
 		.l_min = 4700,
 		.h_min = 4000,
 	},
+	/* Fast speed - 400 KHz */
 	[IC_SPEED_MODE_FAST] = {
 		.rate = I2C_SPEED_FAST_RATE,
 		.rate_min = 320000,
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static const struct stm32_i2c_spec i2c_specs[] = {
 		.l_min = 1300,
 		.h_min = 600,
 	},
+	/* Fast Plus Speed - 1 MHz */
 	[IC_SPEED_MODE_FAST_PLUS] = {
 		.rate = I2C_SPEED_FAST_PLUS_RATE,
 		.rate_min = 800000,
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ static int stm32_i2c_xfer(struct udevice *bus, struct i2c_msg *msg,
 }
 
 static int stm32_i2c_compute_solutions(struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup,
+				       const struct stm32_i2c_spec *specs,
 				       struct list_head *solutions)
 {
 	struct stm32_i2c_timings *v;
@@ -490,13 +492,13 @@ static int stm32_i2c_compute_solutions(struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup,
 	af_delay_max = setup->analog_filter ?
 		       STM32_I2C_ANALOG_FILTER_DELAY_MAX : 0;
 
-	sdadel_min = i2c_specs[setup->speed].hddat_min + setup->fall_time -
+	sdadel_min = specs->hddat_min + setup->fall_time -
 		     af_delay_min - (setup->dnf + 3) * i2cclk;
 
-	sdadel_max = i2c_specs[setup->speed].vddat_max - setup->rise_time -
+	sdadel_max = specs->vddat_max - setup->rise_time -
 		     af_delay_max - (setup->dnf + 4) * i2cclk;
 
-	scldel_min = setup->rise_time + i2c_specs[setup->speed].sudat_min;
+	scldel_min = setup->rise_time + specs->sudat_min;
 
 	if (sdadel_min < 0)
 		sdadel_min = 0;
@@ -548,6 +550,7 @@ static int stm32_i2c_compute_solutions(struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup,
 }
 
 static int stm32_i2c_choose_solution(struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup,
+				     const struct stm32_i2c_spec *specs,
 				     struct list_head *solutions,
 				     struct stm32_i2c_timings *s)
 {
@@ -570,8 +573,8 @@ static int stm32_i2c_choose_solution(struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup,
 	dnf_delay = setup->dnf * i2cclk;
 
 	tsync = af_delay_min + dnf_delay + (2 * i2cclk);
-	clk_max = STM32_NSEC_PER_SEC / i2c_specs[setup->speed].rate_min;
-	clk_min = STM32_NSEC_PER_SEC / i2c_specs[setup->speed].rate_max;
+	clk_max = STM32_NSEC_PER_SEC / specs->rate_min;
+	clk_min = STM32_NSEC_PER_SEC / specs->rate_max;
 
 	/*
 	 * Among Prescaler possibilities discovered above figures out SCL Low
@@ -589,7 +592,7 @@ static int stm32_i2c_choose_solution(struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup,
 		for (l = 0; l < STM32_SCLL_MAX; l++) {
 			u32 tscl_l = (l + 1) * prescaler + tsync;
 
-			if ((tscl_l < i2c_specs[setup->speed].l_min) ||
+			if (tscl_l < specs->l_min ||
 			    (i2cclk >=
 			     ((tscl_l - af_delay_min - dnf_delay) / 4))) {
 				continue;
@@ -601,7 +604,7 @@ static int stm32_i2c_choose_solution(struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup,
 					   setup->rise_time + setup->fall_time;
 
 				if ((tscl >= clk_min) && (tscl <= clk_max) &&
-				    (tscl_h >= i2c_specs[setup->speed].h_min) &&
+				    (tscl_h >= specs->h_min) &&
 				    (i2cclk < tscl_h)) {
 					u32 clk_error;
 
@@ -630,26 +633,40 @@ static int stm32_i2c_choose_solution(struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const struct stm32_i2c_spec *get_specs(u32 rate)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_specs); i++)
+		if (rate <= i2c_specs[i].rate)
+			return &i2c_specs[i];
+
+	/* NOT REACHED */
+	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+}
+
 static int stm32_i2c_compute_timing(struct stm32_i2c_priv *i2c_priv,
 				    struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup,
 				    struct stm32_i2c_timings *output)
 {
+	const struct stm32_i2c_spec *specs;
 	struct stm32_i2c_timings *v, *_v;
 	struct list_head solutions;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (setup->speed >= ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_specs)) {
-		pr_err("%s: speed out of bound {%d/%d}\n", __func__,
-		       setup->speed, ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_specs) - 1);
+	specs = get_specs(setup->speed_freq);
+	if (specs == ERR_PTR(-EINVAL)) {
+		pr_err("%s: speed out of bound {%d}\n", __func__,
+		       setup->speed_freq);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if ((setup->rise_time > i2c_specs[setup->speed].rise_max) ||
-	    (setup->fall_time > i2c_specs[setup->speed].fall_max)) {
+	if (setup->rise_time > specs->rise_max ||
+	    setup->fall_time > specs->fall_max) {
 		pr_err("%s :timings out of bound Rise{%d>%d}/Fall{%d>%d}\n",
 		       __func__,
-		       setup->rise_time, i2c_specs[setup->speed].rise_max,
-		       setup->fall_time, i2c_specs[setup->speed].fall_max);
+		       setup->rise_time, specs->rise_max,
+		       setup->fall_time, specs->fall_max);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -659,18 +676,12 @@ static int stm32_i2c_compute_timing(struct stm32_i2c_priv *i2c_priv,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (setup->speed_freq > i2c_specs[setup->speed].rate) {
-		pr_err("%s: Freq {%d/%d}\n", __func__,
-		       setup->speed_freq, i2c_specs[setup->speed].rate);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&solutions);
-	ret = stm32_i2c_compute_solutions(setup, &solutions);
+	ret = stm32_i2c_compute_solutions(setup, specs, &solutions);
 	if (ret)
 		goto exit;
 
-	ret = stm32_i2c_choose_solution(setup, &solutions, output);
+	ret = stm32_i2c_choose_solution(setup, specs, &solutions, output);
 	if (ret)
 		goto exit;
 
@@ -689,14 +700,24 @@ exit:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static u32 get_lower_rate(u32 rate)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_specs) - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+		if (rate > i2c_specs[i].rate)
+			return i2c_specs[i].rate;
+
+	return i2c_specs[0].rate;
+}
+
 static int stm32_i2c_setup_timing(struct stm32_i2c_priv *i2c_priv,
 				  struct stm32_i2c_timings *timing)
 {
 	struct stm32_i2c_setup *setup = i2c_priv->setup;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	setup->speed = i2c_priv->speed;
-	setup->speed_freq = i2c_specs[setup->speed].rate;
+	setup->speed_freq = i2c_priv->speed;
 	setup->clock_src = clk_get_rate(&i2c_priv->clk);
 
 	if (!setup->clock_src) {
@@ -709,13 +730,11 @@ static int stm32_i2c_setup_timing(struct stm32_i2c_priv *i2c_priv,
 		if (ret) {
 			debug("%s: failed to compute I2C timings.\n",
 			      __func__);
-			if (i2c_priv->speed > IC_SPEED_MODE_STANDARD) {
-				i2c_priv->speed--;
-				setup->speed = i2c_priv->speed;
+			if (setup->speed_freq > I2C_SPEED_STANDARD_RATE) {
 				setup->speed_freq =
-					i2c_specs[setup->speed].rate;
+					get_lower_rate(setup->speed_freq);
 				debug("%s: downgrade I2C Speed Freq to (%i)\n",
-				      __func__, i2c_specs[setup->speed].rate);
+				      __func__, setup->speed_freq);
 			} else {
 				break;
 			}
@@ -727,13 +746,15 @@ static int stm32_i2c_setup_timing(struct stm32_i2c_priv *i2c_priv,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	debug("%s: I2C Speed(%i), Freq(%i), Clk Source(%i)\n", __func__,
-	      setup->speed, setup->speed_freq, setup->clock_src);
+	debug("%s: I2C Freq(%i), Clk Source(%i)\n", __func__,
+	      setup->speed_freq, setup->clock_src);
 	debug("%s: I2C Rise(%i) and Fall(%i) Time\n", __func__,
 	      setup->rise_time, setup->fall_time);
 	debug("%s: I2C Analog Filter(%s), DNF(%i)\n", __func__,
 	      setup->analog_filter ? "On" : "Off", setup->dnf);
 
+	i2c_priv->speed = setup->speed_freq;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -773,21 +794,13 @@ static int stm32_i2c_set_bus_speed(struct udevice *bus, unsigned int speed)
 {
 	struct stm32_i2c_priv *i2c_priv = dev_get_priv(bus);
 
-	switch (speed) {
-	case I2C_SPEED_STANDARD_RATE:
-		i2c_priv->speed = IC_SPEED_MODE_STANDARD;
-		break;
-	case I2C_SPEED_FAST_RATE:
-		i2c_priv->speed = IC_SPEED_MODE_FAST;
-		break;
-	case I2C_SPEED_FAST_PLUS_RATE:
-		i2c_priv->speed = IC_SPEED_MODE_FAST_PLUS;
-		break;
-	default:
+	if (speed > I2C_SPEED_FAST_PLUS_RATE) {
 		debug("%s: Speed %d not supported\n", __func__, speed);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	i2c_priv->speed = speed;
+
 	return stm32_i2c_hw_config(i2c_priv);
 }