diff --git a/examples/sensniff/cc2538dk/target-conf.h b/examples/sensniff/cc2538dk/target-conf.h
index 56aadcb4b..f498bb00b 100644
--- a/examples/sensniff/cc2538dk/target-conf.h
+++ b/examples/sensniff/cc2538dk/target-conf.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #if CC2538_IO_CONF_USB
 #define USB_SERIAL_CONF_ENABLE     1
+#else
+#define UART0_CONF_BAUD_RATE  460800
 #endif
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define SENSNIFF_IO_DRIVER_H "pool/cc2538-io.h"