diff --git a/configs/orangepi_zero_defconfig b/configs/orangepi_zero_defconfig
index ac44937b16..e27d8b6f73 100644
--- a/configs/orangepi_zero_defconfig
+++ b/configs/orangepi_zero_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-h2-plus-orangepi-zero"
 # CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SYS_CLK_FREQ=480000000
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FPGA is not set
