diff --git a/configs/arduino-due/nsh/defconfig b/configs/arduino-due/nsh/defconfig
index 8318e72da6..2e0f4387be 100644
--- a/configs/arduino-due/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/arduino-due/nsh/defconfig
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_RAMVECTORS=y
 #
 # Board Settings
 #
-CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=8720
+CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=6965
 # CONFIG_ARCH_CALIBRATION is not set
 CONFIG_DRAM_START=0x20000000
 CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE=65536
diff --git a/configs/arduino-due/ostest/defconfig b/configs/arduino-due/ostest/defconfig
index c8e7a96886..2cfc4c2401 100644
--- a/configs/arduino-due/ostest/defconfig
+++ b/configs/arduino-due/ostest/defconfig
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_RAMVECTORS=y
 #
 # Board Settings
 #
-CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=8720
+CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=6965
 # CONFIG_ARCH_CALIBRATION is not set
 CONFIG_DRAM_START=0x20000000
 CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE=65536