diff --git a/src/soc/sifive/fu540/clock.c b/src/soc/sifive/fu540/clock.c
index 8aaba35d6c..597b2069db 100644
--- a/src/soc/sifive/fu540/clock.c
+++ b/src/soc/sifive/fu540/clock.c
@@ -250,3 +250,14 @@ int clock_get_coreclk_khz(void)
 		/ (divr + 1)
 		/ (1ul << divq);
 }
+
+/* Get the TileLink clock's frequency, in KHz */
+int clock_get_tlclk_khz(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The TileLink bus and most peripherals use tlclk, which is coreclk/2,
+	 * as input.
+	 */
+
+	return clock_get_coreclk_khz() / 2;
+}
diff --git a/src/soc/sifive/fu540/include/soc/clock.h b/src/soc/sifive/fu540/include/soc/clock.h
index d54c6662c2..706c9c00f7 100644
--- a/src/soc/sifive/fu540/include/soc/clock.h
+++ b/src/soc/sifive/fu540/include/soc/clock.h
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
 
 void clock_init(void);
 int clock_get_coreclk_khz(void);
+int clock_get_tlclk_khz(void);
 
 #endif /* __SOC_SIFIVE_HIFIFE_U_CLOCK_H__ */
diff --git a/src/soc/sifive/fu540/uart.c b/src/soc/sifive/fu540/uart.c
index 454b13d111..b59b78902a 100644
--- a/src/soc/sifive/fu540/uart.c
+++ b/src/soc/sifive/fu540/uart.c
@@ -29,9 +29,5 @@ uintptr_t uart_platform_base(int idx)
 
 unsigned int uart_platform_refclk(void)
 {
-	/*
-	 * The SiFive UART uses tlclk, which is coreclk/2, as input
-	 */
-
-	return clock_get_coreclk_khz() * KHz / 2;
+	return clock_get_tlclk_khz() * KHz;
 }