diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2801_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2801_defconfig
index ea8f4b478fa3..c71894640745 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2801_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2801_defconfig
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ CONFIG_ALIGNMENT_TRAP=y
 #
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0 pci=firmware ixdp2x01_clock=50000000"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0 pci=firmware"
 # CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL is not set
 
 #