diff --git a/configs/db-88f6820-gp_defconfig b/configs/db-88f6820-gp_defconfig
index b36b7c3..a4c00e9 100644
--- a/configs/db-88f6820-gp_defconfig
+++ b/configs/db-88f6820-gp_defconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 # CONFIG_SPL_PARTITION_UUIDS is not set
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="armada-388-gp"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_USE_ENV_SPI_MAX_HZ=y
+CONFIG_ENV_SPI_MAX_HZ=50000000
 CONFIG_SPL_OF_TRANSLATE=y
 CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y