diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
index 8bd9edfca2f2c2e4b6afe5caadac5bb5ac2da516..5f1e86e767c80886795127395f10b744484af8a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static int pci1710_counter_insn_config(struct comedi_device *dev,
 			data[2] = 0;
 		} else {
 			data[1] = 0;
-			data[2] = I8254_OSC_BASE_10MHZ;
+			data[2] = I8254_OSC_BASE_1MHZ;
 		}
 		break;
 	default: