diff --git a/tcl/target/lpc1768.cfg b/tcl/target/lpc1768.cfg
index ff92e4a7b..07c5ab837 100644
--- a/tcl/target/lpc1768.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/lpc1768.cfg
@@ -47,16 +47,18 @@ set _FLASHNAME $_CHIPNAME.flash
 flash bank $_FLASHNAME lpc2000 0x0 0x80000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME \
 	lpc1700 $_CCLK calc_checksum
 
-# JTAG clock should be CCLK/6 (unless using adaptive clocking)
-# CCLK is 4 MHz after reset, and until board-specific code (like
-# a reset-init handler) speeds it up.
-#
 # Although rclk "appears to work", it turns out that this yields
 # 4MHz whereas the "correct" rate is CCLK/6, which is not what
 # you get with rclk.
-jtag_khz [ expr 4000 / 6 ]
-
-
+#
+# Also, crank down the frequency further as we're running of an
+# RC oscillator instead of crystal.
+#
+# Setting up XTAL in the reset-init sequence could be worth 
+# the effort if you need to program the flash which is pretty
+# big on these devices.
+#
+jtag_khz 100
 
 $_TARGETNAME configure -event reset-init {
 	# Do not remap 0x0000-0x0020 to anything but the flash (i.e. select