Method for controlling the motor current in an electric motor, in particular a stepper motor, by means of a chopper method, by which a coil current through at least one of the motor coils (A; B) is controlled during a chopper phase in the direction of a first target current value (ONP1; ONN1) which is greater or smaller than a momentary amount of a predetermined desired coil current value (Is) by a predetermined amount, wherein the chopper phase being terminated when the value of the coil current reaches the first target current value (ONP1; ONN1), and wherein the first target current value (ONP1; ONN1) is approximated during the chopper phase to the momentary value of the predetermined desired coil current (Is) in such a way, that the chopper phase is terminated before a predetermined maximum duration of time has elapsed, characterized in that the chopper phase - is an ON phase during which the coil current is controlled to the first target current value in the direction of the polarity of the predetermined desired coil current (Is), wherein the first target current value is a first upper target current value which is greater by a predetermined first amount than the momentary amount of the predetermined desired coil current value (Is), and/or - is an ONr phase during which the coil current is controlled to the first target current value against the direction of polarity of the predetermined desired coil current (Is), wherein the first target current value is a first lower target current value which is smaller by a predetermined second amount than the momentary amount of the predetermined desired coil current value (Is), and that - the speed and/or the amount of the approximation of the first upper and the first lower target current value (ONP1; ONN1), respectively, to the momentary value of the predetermined desired coil current (Is) is selected such, that a chopper cycle frequency, at which a sequence of the chopper phases is cyclically repeated, does not drop below a predetermined value even at a low motor supply voltage and/or a high motor inductance, wherein a chopper cycle comprises at least one ON phase and one ONr phase. - is an ON phase during which the coil current is controlled to the first target current value in the direction of the polarity of the predetermined desired coil current (Is), wherein the first target current value is a first upper target current value which is greater by a predetermined first amount than the momentary amount of the predetermined desired coil current value (Is), and/or - is an ONr phase during which the coil current is controlled to the first target current value against the direction of polarity of the predetermined desired coil current (Is), wherein the first target current value is a first lower target current value which is smaller by a predetermined second amount than the momentary amount of the predetermined desired coil current value (Is), and that - the speed and/or the amount of the approximation of the first upper and the first lower target current value (ONP1; ONN1), respectively, to the momentary value of the predetermined desired coil current (Is) is selected such, that a chopper cycle frequency, at which a sequence of the chopper phases is cyclically repeated, does not drop below a predetermined value even at a low motor supply voltage and/or a high motor inductance, wherein a chopper cycle comprises at least one ON phase and one ONr phase.