diff --git a/cpu/ppc/ppcexec.cpp b/cpu/ppc/ppcexec.cpp
index 6cd5d29..74b1433 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc/ppcexec.cpp
+++ b/cpu/ppc/ppcexec.cpp
@@ -883,8 +883,8 @@ void ppc_cpu_init(MemCtrlBase* mem_ctrl, uint32_t cpu_version, uint64_t tb_freq)
     g_realtime = false;
     g_nanoseconds_base = now_ns();
     g_icycles_base = 0;
-    g_icycles   = 0;
-    icnt_factor = 4;
+    g_icycles = 0;
+    icnt_factor = 6;
     tbr_wr_timestamp = 0;
     rtc_timestamp = 0;
     tbr_wr_value = 0;