diff --git a/configs/da850evm_defconfig b/configs/da850evm_defconfig
index 4b09ba10a6758292ff7eaa278c8c74fbbc93cd51..745ae2b4b1540d944b32c1a234161c586a051801 100644
--- a/configs/da850evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/da850evm_defconfig
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
 CONFIG_MTD_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_SPEED=30000000
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_STMICRO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_WINBOND=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_MTD=y