diff --git a/boards/cc2538dk/include/board.h b/boards/cc2538dk/include/board.h
index 1c534d36229c2e54f491e9688f067d55e24deca4..d0dcc5dacc23f507534aece6aee3f29d5a1e7abc 100644
--- a/boards/cc2538dk/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/cc2538dk/include/board.h
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define XTIMER_DEV          (0)
 #define XTIMER_CHAN         (0)
 #define XTIMER_WIDTH        (16)
-#define XTIMER_SHIFT        (4)
-#define XTIMER_HZ           (16000000UL)
+#define XTIMER_SHIFT        (0)
+#define XTIMER_HZ           (1000000UL)
 #define XTIMER_BACKOFF      (50)
 #define XTIMER_ISR_BACKOFF  (40)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/openmote-cc2538/include/board.h b/boards/openmote-cc2538/include/board.h
index ce3de04ceca9bc9ce632580319ffac1b8140c53a..a7d658b94893a3b7fc6855b83e210e5b6e89076d 100644
--- a/boards/openmote-cc2538/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/openmote-cc2538/include/board.h
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
 #define XTIMER_DEV          (0)
 #define XTIMER_CHAN         (0)
 #define XTIMER_WIDTH        (16)
-#define XTIMER_SHIFT        (4)
-#define XTIMER_HZ           (16000000UL)
+#define XTIMER_SHIFT        (0)
+#define XTIMER_HZ           (1000000UL)
 #define XTIMER_BACKOFF      (50)
 #define XTIMER_ISR_BACKOFF  (40)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/remote-common/include/board_common.h b/boards/remote-common/include/board_common.h
index 298761aa2fb4aca43f8b439ebad6fc78e71e6e11..555e173fe928d22483dd970ac98dc058f9628a88 100644
--- a/boards/remote-common/include/board_common.h
+++ b/boards/remote-common/include/board_common.h
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
 #define XTIMER_DEV          (0)
 #define XTIMER_CHAN         (0)
 #define XTIMER_WIDTH        (16)
-#define XTIMER_SHIFT        (4)
-#define XTIMER_HZ           (16000000UL)
+#define XTIMER_SHIFT        (0)
+#define XTIMER_HZ           (1000000UL)
 #define XTIMER_BACKOFF      (50)
 #define XTIMER_ISR_BACKOFF  (40)
 /** @} */