diff --git a/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_0.h b/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_0.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b82256c7fd5616b6461a7c91be07e4319af661d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_0.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     boards_common_stm32
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Configure STM32F4 clock to 168MHz using PLL and without LSE
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef F4_CFG_CLOCK_168_8_0_H
+#define F4_CFG_CLOCK_168_8_0_H
+
+#include "f4/cfg_clock_168_8_common.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief    LSE clock settings
+ *
+ * 0: no external low speed crystal available,
+ * 1: external crystal available (always 32.768kHz)
+ */
+#define CLOCK_LSE           (0)
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* F4_CFG_CLOCK_168_8_0_H */
+/** @} */
diff --git a/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_1.h b/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_1.h
index c974287456e98a9dea7f910fc8c1d6c4068ce95a..5707c0ea0d33c71f462a61603f51e8d609f39b4a 100644
--- a/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_1.h
+++ b/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_1.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * @{
  *
  * @file
- * @brief       Configure STM32F4 clock to 168MHz using PLL
+ * @brief       Configure STM32F4 clock to 168MHz using PLL with LSE
  *
  * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
  */
@@ -19,40 +19,19 @@
 #ifndef F4_CFG_CLOCK_168_8_1_H
 #define F4_CFG_CLOCK_168_8_1_H
 
+#include "f4/cfg_clock_168_8_common.h"
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
- * @name    Clock settings
+ * @brief    LSE clock settings
  *
- * @note    This is auto-generated from
- *          `cpu/stm32_common/dist/clk_conf/clk_conf.c`
- * @{
+ * 0: no external low speed crystal available,
+ * 1: external crystal available (always 32.768kHz)
  */
-/* give the target core clock (HCLK) frequency [in Hz],
- * maximum: 168MHz */
-#define CLOCK_CORECLOCK     (168000000U)
-/* 0: no external high speed crystal available
- * else: actual crystal frequency [in Hz] */
-#define CLOCK_HSE           (8000000U)
-/* 0: no external low speed crystal available,
- * 1: external crystal available (always 32.768kHz) */
 #define CLOCK_LSE           (1)
-/* peripheral clock setup */
-#define CLOCK_AHB_DIV       RCC_CFGR_HPRE_DIV1
-#define CLOCK_AHB           (CLOCK_CORECLOCK / 1)
-#define CLOCK_APB1_DIV      RCC_CFGR_PPRE1_DIV4     /* max 42MHz */
-#define CLOCK_APB1          (CLOCK_CORECLOCK / 4)
-#define CLOCK_APB2_DIV      RCC_CFGR_PPRE2_DIV2     /* max 84MHz */
-#define CLOCK_APB2          (CLOCK_CORECLOCK / 2)
-
-/* Main PLL factors */
-#define CLOCK_PLL_M          (4)
-#define CLOCK_PLL_N          (168)
-#define CLOCK_PLL_P          (2)
-#define CLOCK_PLL_Q          (7)
-/** @} */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_common.h b/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..11b9ac18dbbc8ebed7f8987f853e4e7d6a8215de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/common/stm32/include/f4/cfg_clock_168_8_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     boards_common_stm32
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Configure STM32F4 clock to 168MHz using PLL
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef F4_CFG_CLOCK_168_8_COMMON_H
+#define F4_CFG_CLOCK_168_8_COMMON_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @name    Clock settings
+ *
+ * @note    This is auto-generated from
+ *          `cpu/stm32_common/dist/clk_conf/clk_conf.c`
+ * @{
+ */
+/* give the target core clock (HCLK) frequency [in Hz],
+ * maximum: 168MHz */
+#define CLOCK_CORECLOCK     (168000000U)
+/* 0: no external high speed crystal available
+ * else: actual crystal frequency [in Hz] */
+#define CLOCK_HSE           (8000000U)
+/* peripheral clock setup */
+#define CLOCK_AHB_DIV       RCC_CFGR_HPRE_DIV1
+#define CLOCK_AHB           (CLOCK_CORECLOCK / 1)
+#define CLOCK_APB1_DIV      RCC_CFGR_PPRE1_DIV4     /* max 42MHz */
+#define CLOCK_APB1          (CLOCK_CORECLOCK / 4)
+#define CLOCK_APB2_DIV      RCC_CFGR_PPRE2_DIV2     /* max 84MHz */
+#define CLOCK_APB2          (CLOCK_CORECLOCK / 2)
+
+/* Main PLL factors */
+#define CLOCK_PLL_M          (4)
+#define CLOCK_PLL_N          (168)
+#define CLOCK_PLL_P          (2)
+#define CLOCK_PLL_Q          (7)
+/** @} */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* F4_CFG_CLOCK_168_8_COMMON_H */
+/** @} */