diff --git a/components/driver/include/driver/ledc.h b/components/driver/include/driver/ledc.h
index 5ef6682631..e257b70f52 100644
--- a/components/driver/include/driver/ledc.h
+++ b/components/driver/include/driver/ledc.h
@@ -46,18 +46,22 @@ typedef enum {
     LEDC_DUTY_DIR_MAX,
 } ledc_duty_direction_t;
 
-typedef enum  {
-    LEDC_REF_TICK = 0, /*!< LEDC timer clock divided from reference tick (1Mhz) */
-    LEDC_APB_CLK,      /*!< LEDC timer clock divided from APB clock (80Mhz) */
-} ledc_clk_src_t;
-
 typedef enum {
-    LEDC_AUTO_CLK,        /*!< The driver will automatically select the source clock(REF_TICK or APB) based on the giving resolution and duty parameter when init the timer*/  
+    LEDC_AUTO_CLK,        /*!< The driver will automatically select the source clock(REF_TICK or APB) based on the giving resolution and duty parameter when init the timer*/
     LEDC_USE_REF_TICK,    /*!< LEDC timer select REF_TICK clock as source clock*/
     LEDC_USE_APB_CLK,     /*!< LEDC timer select APB clock as source clock*/
     LEDC_USE_RTC8M_CLK,   /*!< LEDC timer select RTC8M_CLK as source clock. Only for low speed channels and this parameter must be the same for all low speed channels*/
 } ledc_clk_cfg_t;
 
+/* Note: Setting numeric values to match ledc_clk_cfg_t values are a hack to avoid collision with
+   LEDC_AUTO_CLK in the driver, as these enums have very similar names and user may pass
+   one of these by mistake. */
+typedef enum  {
+    LEDC_REF_TICK = LEDC_USE_REF_TICK, /*!< LEDC timer clock divided from reference tick (1Mhz) */
+    LEDC_APB_CLK = LEDC_USE_APB_CLK,  /*!< LEDC timer clock divided from APB clock (80Mhz) */
+} ledc_clk_src_t;
+
+
 typedef enum {
     LEDC_TIMER_0 = 0, /*!< LEDC timer 0 */
     LEDC_TIMER_1,     /*!< LEDC timer 1 */
diff --git a/components/driver/ledc.c b/components/driver/ledc.c
index 1d677e9d17..65ee486a3d 100644
--- a/components/driver/ledc.c
+++ b/components/driver/ledc.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ esp_err_t ledc_timer_set(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_timer_t timer_sel, uint32_
     LEDC_ARG_CHECK(timer_sel < LEDC_TIMER_MAX, "timer_select");
     portENTER_CRITICAL(&ledc_spinlock);
     LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_sel].conf.clock_divider = clock_divider;
-    LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_sel].conf.tick_sel = clk_src;
+    LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_sel].conf.tick_sel = (clk_src == LEDC_APB_CLK);
     LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_sel].conf.duty_resolution = duty_resolution;
     ledc_ls_timer_update(speed_mode, timer_sel);
     portEXIT_CRITICAL(&ledc_spinlock);
@@ -481,7 +481,12 @@ esp_err_t ledc_set_freq(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_timer_t timer_num, uint32_t
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
     uint32_t clock_divider = 0;
     uint32_t duty_resolution = LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_num].conf.duty_resolution;
-    uint32_t timer_source_clk = LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_num].conf.tick_sel;
+    ledc_clk_src_t timer_source_clk;
+    if (LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_num].conf.tick_sel) {
+      timer_source_clk = LEDC_APB_CLK;
+    } else {
+      timer_source_clk = LEDC_REF_TICK;
+    }
     uint32_t precision = (0x1 << duty_resolution);
     if (timer_source_clk == LEDC_APB_CLK) {
         clock_divider = ((uint64_t) LEDC_APB_CLK_HZ << 8) / freq_hz / precision;
@@ -503,7 +508,12 @@ uint32_t ledc_get_freq(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_timer_t timer_num)
     LEDC_ARG_CHECK(speed_mode < LEDC_SPEED_MODE_MAX, "speed_mode");
     portENTER_CRITICAL(&ledc_spinlock);
     uint32_t freq = 0;
-    uint32_t timer_source_clk = LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_num].conf.tick_sel;
+    ledc_clk_src_t timer_source_clk;
+    if (LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_num].conf.tick_sel) {
+      timer_source_clk = LEDC_APB_CLK;
+    } else {
+      timer_source_clk = LEDC_REF_TICK;
+    }
     uint32_t duty_resolution = LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_num].conf.duty_resolution;
     uint32_t clock_divider = LEDC.timer_group[speed_mode].timer[timer_num].conf.clock_divider;
     uint32_t precision = (0x1 << duty_resolution);