diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
index 8e3b05f93a65..a17dbb3ac73f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
@@ -1121,6 +1121,11 @@ static int __init arch_setup(void)
 	gpio_request(GPIO_FN_INTC_IRQ1, NULL);
 	gpio_direction_input(GPIO_FN_INTC_IRQ1);
 
+	/* set VPU clock to 166 MHz */
+	clk = clk_get(NULL, "vpu_clk");
+	clk_set_rate(clk, clk_round_rate(clk, 166000000));
+	clk_put(clk);
+
 	/* enable I2C device */
 	i2c_register_board_info(0, i2c0_devices,
 				ARRAY_SIZE(i2c0_devices));
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7724.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7724.c
index a8a993fc894a..6707061fbf54 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7724.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/clock-sh7724.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct clk div4_clks[DIV4_NR] = {
 	[DIV4_SH] = DIV4("shyway_clk", FRQCRA, 12, 0x2f7c, CLK_ENABLE_ON_INIT),
 	[DIV4_B] = DIV4("bus_clk", FRQCRA, 8, 0x2f7c, CLK_ENABLE_ON_INIT),
 	[DIV4_P] = DIV4("peripheral_clk", FRQCRA, 0, 0x2f7c, 0),
-	[DIV4_M1] = DIV4("vpu_clk", FRQCRB, 4, 0x2f7c, 0),
+	[DIV4_M1] = DIV4("vpu_clk", FRQCRB, 4, 0x2f7c, CLK_ENABLE_ON_INIT),
 };
 
 struct clk div6_clks[] = {