diff --git a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c
index 902d70c9dd844af995672a805889239044c3548f..d6313a68f4dec7cec62e69d663927f40cbed1dc9 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/aarch64/zynqmp_common.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
 	unsigned int ver = zynqmp_get_silicon_ver();
 
 	if (ver == ZYNQMP_CSU_VERSION_QEMU)
-		return 50000000;
+		return 65000000;
 	else
 		return mmio_read_32(IOU_SCNTRS_BASEFREQ);
 }