diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/vf610-zii-dev-rev-b.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/vf610-zii-dev-rev-b.dts
index e500911ce0a5..6f1e0f0d4f0a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/vf610-zii-dev-rev-b.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/vf610-zii-dev-rev-b.dts
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ i2c@4 {
 	};
 };
 
+&mdio1 {
+	clock-frequency = <5000000>;
+};
 
 &iomuxc {
 	pinctrl_gpio_e6185_eeprom_sel: pinctrl-gpio-e6185-eeprom-spi0 {