diff --git a/board/qca/arm/ipq9574/ipq9574.c b/board/qca/arm/ipq9574/ipq9574.c
index d2b340e9f1..caa197f1fd 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/ipq9574/ipq9574.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/ipq9574/ipq9574.c
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ void qpic_set_clk_rate(unsigned int clk_rate, int blk_type, int req_clk_src_type
 }
 #endif
 
+void qpic_emulation_set_clk(void)
+{
+	writel(QPIC_CBCR_VAL, GCC_QPIC_CBCR_ADDR);
+	writel(CLK_ENABLE, GCC_QPIC_AHB_CBCR_ADDR);
+	writel(CLK_ENABLE, GCC_QPIC_SLEEP_CBCR);
+	writel(CLK_ENABLE, GCC_QPIC_IO_MACRO_CBCR);
+}
+
 void board_nand_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_QPIC_SERIAL
@@ -155,6 +163,9 @@ void board_nand_init(void)
 	if (!fdtdec_get_is_enabled(gd->fdt_blob, node)) {
 		printf("QPIC: disabled, skipping initialization\n");
 	} else {
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPQ9574_RUMI
+		qpic_emulation_set_clk();
+#endif
 		qpic_nand_init(NULL);
 	}
 #endif