diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-evachargese.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-evachargese.dts
index 9364ed617ae9af..ea69fefff2b021 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-evachargese.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-evachargese.dts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 					interrupts = <25 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING>;
 					spi-cpha;
 					spi-cpol;
-					spi-max-frequency = <16000000>;
+					spi-max-frequency = <12000000>;
 					intr-gpios = <&gpio3 25 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 				};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-master.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-master.dts
index c5f325702bf40d..5b89e7093f3ccc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-master.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-master.dts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 		interrupts = <19 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING>;
 		spi-cpha;
 		spi-cpol;
-		spi-max-frequency = <16000000>;
+		spi-max-frequency = <12000000>;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		interrupts = <9 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING>;
 		spi-cpha;
 		spi-cpol;
-		spi-max-frequency = <16000000>;
+		spi-max-frequency = <12000000>;
 	};
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-slave.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-slave.dts
index 58ff5c5533ba7a..80f45b2e380c36 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-slave.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-slave.dts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		interrupts = <19 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING>;
 		spi-cpha;
 		spi-cpol;
-		spi-max-frequency = <16000000>;
+		spi-max-frequency = <12000000>;
 	};
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-slavext.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-slavext.dts
index 078c4383fedb38..86673350c436c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-slavext.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ull-tarragon-slavext.dts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 		interrupts = <19 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING>;
 		spi-cpha;
 		spi-cpol;
-		spi-max-frequency = <16000000>;
+		spi-max-frequency = <12000000>;
 	};
 };