diff --git a/configs/nucleo-f401re/nsh/defconfig b/configs/nucleo-f401re/nsh/defconfig
index 4fba5eb33c..37a1314272 100644
--- a/configs/nucleo-f401re/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/nucleo-f401re/nsh/defconfig
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_RAMVECTORS=y
 #
 # Board Settings
 #
-CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717
+CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=8499
 # CONFIG_ARCH_CALIBRATION is not set
 
 #