diff --git a/arch/risc-v/src/k210/k210_timerisr.c b/arch/risc-v/src/k210/k210_timerisr.c
index 661873de54..7c40fc6d03 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/src/k210/k210_timerisr.c
+++ b/arch/risc-v/src/k210/k210_timerisr.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_K210_WITH_QEMU
-#define MTIMER_FREQ 10000000
+#define MTIMER_FREQ 1000000
 #else
 #define MTIMER_FREQ (k210_get_cpuclk() / 50)
 #endif