diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
index ac7d6d3e205a..89912b1b8c35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static int qcom_ethqos_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				     "Failed to get serdes phy\n");
 
 	ethqos_set_clk_tx_rate(ethqos, NULL, plat_dat->phy_interface,
-			       SPEED_1000);
+			       SPEED_10);
 
 	qcom_ethqos_set_sgmii_loopback(ethqos, true);
 	ethqos_set_func_clk_en(ethqos);