diff --git a/configs/xilinx_versal_virt_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_versal_virt_defconfig
index 762ceb5e9f1..ffd8bea81c3 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_versal_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_versal_virt_defconfig
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ CONFIG_SOC_XILINX_VERSAL=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI=y
 CONFIG_CADENCE_QSPI=y
+CONFIG_HAS_CQSPI_REF_CLK=y
+CONFIG_CQSPI_REF_CLK=200000000
 CONFIG_CADENCE_OSPI_VERSAL=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SPI=y
 CONFIG_USB=y