diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32l4/nucleo-l496zg/include/board.h b/boards/arm/stm32l4/nucleo-l496zg/include/board.h
index 8e2d812d728..0c3c703463c 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32l4/nucleo-l496zg/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32l4/nucleo-l496zg/include/board.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 #define STM32L4_HSE_FREQUENCY     8000000ul  /* 8 MHz from MCO output */
 #define STM32L4_LSE_FREQUENCY     32768
 
-#define HSE_CLOCK_CONFIG
+#define MSI_CLOCK_CONFIG
 
 #if defined(HSI_CLOCK_CONFIG)