diff --git a/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp b/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
index 2a0bf522bb..6d017b4d26 100644
--- a/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ LSM303D::accel_set_samplerate(unsigned frequency)
 	uint8_t setbits = 0;
 	uint8_t clearbits = REG1_RATE_BITS_A;
 
-	if (frequency == 0)
+	if (frequency == 0 || frequency == ACCEL_SAMPLERATE_DEFAULT)
 		frequency = 1600;
 
 	if (frequency <= 100) {