diff --git a/plat/intel/soc/n5x/include/socfpga_plat_def.h b/plat/intel/soc/n5x/include/socfpga_plat_def.h
index 4c36f91..eec8411 100644
--- a/plat/intel/soc/n5x/include/socfpga_plat_def.h
+++ b/plat/intel/soc/n5x/include/socfpga_plat_def.h
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 #define SOCFPGA_SOC2FPGA_SCR_REG_BASE			U(0xffd21200)
 #define SOCFPGA_LWSOC2FPGA_SCR_REG_BASE			U(0xffd21300)
 
-/* Platform specific system counter */
-/*
- * In N5X the clk init is done in Uboot SPL.
- * BL31 shall bypass the clk init and only provides other APIs.
- */
-#define PLAT_SYS_COUNTER_FREQ_IN_MHZ	(400)
+#define PLAT_SYS_COUNTER_FREQ_IN_MHZ	get_cpu_clk()
 
 #endif /* PLAT_SOCFPGA_DEF_H */