diff --git a/src/target/interface/sheevaplug.cfg b/src/target/interface/sheevaplug.cfg
index 7914ba055..556f44d57 100644
--- a/src/target/interface/sheevaplug.cfg
+++ b/src/target/interface/sheevaplug.cfg
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ interface ft2232
 ft2232_layout sheevaplug
 ft2232_vid_pid 0x9e88 0x9e8f
 ft2232_device_desc "SheevaPlug JTAGKey FT2232D B"
-jtag_khz 3000
+jtag_khz 2000