diff --git a/boards/shields/nrf7002ek/nrf7002ek.overlay b/boards/shields/nrf7002ek/nrf7002ek.overlay
index 2a0f09bd955..c06e263ac45 100644
--- a/boards/shields/nrf7002ek/nrf7002ek.overlay
+++ b/boards/shields/nrf7002ek/nrf7002ek.overlay
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 		compatible = "nordic,nrf7002-spi";
 		status = "okay";
 		reg = <0>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <DT_FREQ_M(8)>;
+		spi-max-frequency = <DT_FREQ_M(16)>;
 
 		/* Include common nRF70 overlays */
 		#include "nrf7002ek_common.dtsi"