diff --git a/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c b/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c
index 75e08a98d09b..889ea7a6ed63 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ struct stm32_timer_cnt {
 	struct counter_device counter;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	struct clk *clk;
-	u32 ceiling;
 	u32 max_arr;
 };
 
@@ -67,14 +66,15 @@ static int stm32_count_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 			     struct counter_count_write_value *val)
 {
 	struct stm32_timer_cnt *const priv = counter->priv;
-	u32 cnt;
+	u32 cnt, ceiling;
 	int err;
 
 	err = counter_count_write_value_get(&cnt, COUNTER_COUNT_POSITION, val);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (cnt > priv->ceiling)
+	regmap_read(priv->regmap, TIM_ARR, &ceiling);
+	if (cnt > ceiling)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return regmap_write(priv->regmap, TIM_CNT, cnt);
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ static int stm32_count_function_set(struct counter_device *counter,
 
 	regmap_update_bits(priv->regmap, TIM_CR1, TIM_CR1_CEN, 0);
 
-	/* TIMx_ARR register shouldn't be buffered (ARPE=0) */
-	regmap_update_bits(priv->regmap, TIM_CR1, TIM_CR1_ARPE, 0);
-	regmap_write(priv->regmap, TIM_ARR, priv->ceiling);
-
 	regmap_update_bits(priv->regmap, TIM_SMCR, TIM_SMCR_SMS, sms);
 
 	/* Make sure that registers are updated */
@@ -197,7 +193,6 @@ static ssize_t stm32_count_ceiling_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 	regmap_update_bits(priv->regmap, TIM_CR1, TIM_CR1_ARPE, 0);
 	regmap_write(priv->regmap, TIM_ARR, ceiling);
 
-	priv->ceiling = ceiling;
 	return len;
 }
 
@@ -369,7 +364,6 @@ static int stm32_timer_cnt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->regmap = ddata->regmap;
 	priv->clk = ddata->clk;
-	priv->ceiling = ddata->max_arr;
 	priv->max_arr = ddata->max_arr;
 
 	priv->counter.name = dev_name(dev);