diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/kukui/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/kukui/romstage.c
index 81ae9c538d..baaca43b90 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/kukui/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/kukui/romstage.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <soc/emi.h>
 #include <soc/mmu_operations.h>
 #include <soc/mt6358.h>
+#include <soc/pll.h>
 #include <soc/rtc.h>
 
 #include "early_init.h"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ void platform_romstage_main(void)
 		mainboard_early_init();
 
 	mt6358_init();
+	mt_pll_raise_ca53_freq(1989 * MHz);
 	rtc_boot();
 	mt_mem_init(get_sdram_config());
 	mtk_mmu_after_dram();