diff --git a/board/el/el6x/el6x.c b/board/el/el6x/el6x.c
index 3b0fb32..7856b84 100644
--- a/board/el/el6x/el6x.c
+++ b/board/el/el6x/el6x.c
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@
 		.sde_to_rst = 0x10,	/* 14 cycles, 200us (JEDEC default) */
 		.rst_to_cke = 0x23,	/* 33 cycles, 500us (JEDEC default) */
 		.ddr_type = DDR_TYPE_DDR3,
+		.refsel = 1,	/* Refresh cycles at 32KHz */
+		.refr = 7,	/* 8 refresh commands per refresh cycle */
 	};
 
 	mx6dq_dram_iocfg(64, &mx6_ddr_ioregs, &mx6_grp_ioregs);