diff --git a/boards/common/nucleo/include/board_nucleo.h b/boards/common/nucleo/include/board_nucleo.h
index 40e019046fbcdc6b992c00a946cc52104c5eab3f..7531d8f9e469e79f8d8b9ebb003e6c73b74e570e 100644
--- a/boards/common/nucleo/include/board_nucleo.h
+++ b/boards/common/nucleo/include/board_nucleo.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CPU_FAM_STM32F4) || defined(CPU_MODEL_STM32F303ZE)
-#define XTIMER_BACKOFF              (5)
+#define XTIMER_BACKOFF              (8)
 #define XTIMER_OVERHEAD             (6)
 #endif
 /** @} */