diff --git a/board/redbee-dev.h b/board/redbee-dev.h
index afcdc710f..d7401a60d 100644
--- a/board/redbee-dev.h
+++ b/board/redbee-dev.h
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 #ifndef BOARD_REDBEE_DEV_H
 #define BOARD_REDBEE_DEV_H
 
-#include <std_conf.h>
-
 #define LED_RED   (1 << 23)
 #define LED_GREEN (1 << 24)
 #define LED_BLUE  (1 << 25)
 
+/* XTAL TUNE parameters */
+/* see http://devl.org/pipermail/mc1322x/2009-December/000162.html */
+/* for details about how to make this measurment */
+
+/* Coarse tune: add 4pf */
+#define CTUNE_4PF 1
+/* Coarse tune: add 0-15 pf */
+#define CTUNE 3
+/* Fine tune: add FTUNE * 156fF (FTUNE is 4bits) */
+#define FTUNE 6
+
+#include <std_conf.h>
+
 #endif
diff --git a/board/redbee-r1.h b/board/redbee-r1.h
index 79bde2d4e..7737dc33b 100644
--- a/board/redbee-r1.h
+++ b/board/redbee-r1.h
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 #ifndef BOARD_REDBEE_R1_H
 #define BOARD_REDBEE_R1_H
 
-#include <std_conf.h>
-
 #define LED_RED   (1 << 8)
 #define LED_GREEN (1 << 9)
 #define LED_BLUE  (1 << 10)
 
+/* XTAL TUNE parameters */
+/* see http://devl.org/pipermail/mc1322x/2009-December/000162.html */
+/* for details about how to make this measurment */
+
+/* Coarse tune: add 4pf */
+#define CTUNE_4PF 1
+/* Coarse tune: add 0-15 pf */
+#define CTUNE 3
+/* Fine tune: add FTUNE * 156fF (FTUNE is 4bits) */
+#define FTUNE 2
+
+#include <std_conf.h>
+
 #endif
diff --git a/board/std_conf.h b/board/std_conf.h
index e6376a7f9..2559a6063 100644
--- a/board/std_conf.h
+++ b/board/std_conf.h
@@ -7,4 +7,24 @@
 #define vreg_init() default_vreg_init()
 #endif
 
+/* XTAL TUNE parameters */
+/* recommended defaults from the datasheet */
+
+/* Coarse tune: add 4pf */
+#ifndef CTUNE_4PF
+#define CTUNE_4PF 1
+#endif
+/* Coarse tune: add 0-7 pf */
+#ifndef CTUNE
+#define CTUNE 5
+#endif
+/* Fine tune: add FTUNE * 156fF (FTUNE is 4bits) */
+#ifndef FTUNE
+#define FTUNE 16
+#endif
+/* datasheet recommends taht you don't change this */
+#ifndef IBIAS
+#define IBIAS 0x1F
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libmc1322x/include/crm.h b/libmc1322x/include/crm.h
index 068b335d2..274ae0021 100644
--- a/libmc1322x/include/crm.h
+++ b/libmc1322x/include/crm.h
@@ -97,4 +97,7 @@
 #define SLEEP_RAM_64K sleep_ram_retain(2)
 #define SLEEP_RAM_96K sleep_ram_retain(3)
 
+#define pack_XTAL_CNTL(ctune4pf, ctune, ftune, ibias) \
+	(*CRM_XTAL_CNTL = ((ctune4pf << 25) | (ctune << 21) | ( ftune << 16) | (ibias << 8) | 0x52))
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/rftest-rx.c b/tests/rftest-rx.c
index bb4c53df7..b0af7a7bc 100644
--- a/tests/rftest-rx.c
+++ b/tests/rftest-rx.c
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ void main(void) {
 	vreg_init();
 	init_phy();
 
+	/* trim the reference osc. to 24MHz */
+	pack_XTAL_CNTL(CTUNE_4PF, CTUNE, FTUNE, IBIAS);
+
 	set_power(0x0f); /* 0dbm */
 	set_channel(0); /* channel 11 */
 
diff --git a/tests/rftest-tx.c b/tests/rftest-tx.c
index 117c6ff5e..dad7c3c09 100644
--- a/tests/rftest-tx.c
+++ b/tests/rftest-tx.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ void main(void) {
 	flyback_init();
 	init_phy();
 
+	/* trim the reference osc. to 24MHz */
+	pack_XTAL_CNTL(CTUNE_4PF, CTUNE, FTUNE, IBIAS);
+
 	set_power(0x0f); /* 0dbm */
 	set_channel(0); /* channel 11 */