diff --git a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/board.cmake b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/board.cmake
index ceec0974aad..a57731baabd 100644
--- a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/board.cmake
+++ b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/board.cmake
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ list(APPEND QEMU_FLAGS_${ARCH}
   -global cpu.num-irqlevels=15
   -global cpu.num-irq=25
   -global cpu.ext-irq=20
-  -global cpu.freq_hz=1000000
+  -global cpu.freq_hz=10000000
   -global cpu.timer0=true
   -global cpu.timer1=true
   -global cpu.has-mpu=true