diff --git a/arch/avr32/boards/atngw100/setup.c b/arch/avr32/boards/atngw100/setup.c
index 670c87b2db121b5506901fce7b2c5d94055836f9..b8286f1ce854ada7c5cf4750732da32c0305a46a 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/boards/atngw100/setup.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/boards/atngw100/setup.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static struct eth_platform_data __initdata eth_data[2];
 static struct spi_board_info spi0_board_info[] __initdata = {
 	{
 		.modalias	= "mtd_dataflash",
-		.max_speed_hz	= 10000000,
+		.max_speed_hz	= 8000000,
 		.chip_select	= 0,
 	},
 };