diff --git a/boards/riscv/hifive1/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/riscv/hifive1/Kconfig.defconfig
index a12aa982a1d..fb93d86e116 100644
--- a/boards/riscv/hifive1/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/riscv/hifive1/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ if BOARD_HIFIVE1
 config BOARD
 	default "hifive1"
 
+config SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC
+	default 128
+
 if PWM
 
 config PWM_SIFIVE
diff --git a/boards/riscv/hifive1_revb/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/riscv/hifive1_revb/Kconfig.defconfig
index 6fa9f7ba5fd..7f6c5e446b6 100644
--- a/boards/riscv/hifive1_revb/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/riscv/hifive1_revb/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ config FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS
 config FLASH_LOAD_OFFSET
 	default 0x0
 
+config SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC
+	default 128
+
 if PWM
 config PWM_SIFIVE
 	default y