diff --git a/board/freescale/ls1021aqds/ls1021aqds.c b/board/freescale/ls1021aqds/ls1021aqds.c
index 913dda92c5a8022673659b09b1825b4129367740..d64b24c417e278225cb77a5b4a49e179232e772d 100644
--- a/board/freescale/ls1021aqds/ls1021aqds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/ls1021aqds/ls1021aqds.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TSEC_ENET
 	out_be32(&scfg->etsecdmamcr, SCFG_ETSECDMAMCR_LE_BD_FR);
+	out_be32(&scfg->etsecmcr, SCFG_ETSECCMCR_GE2_CLK125);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_IFC