diff --git a/board/eve/board.c b/board/eve/board.c
index 0b02f79570..e0f168fca4 100644
--- a/board/eve/board.c
+++ b/board/eve/board.c
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ struct motion_sensor_t motion_sensors[] = {
 	 .default_range = 1 << 11, /* 16LSB / uT, fixed */
 	 .rot_standard_ref = &mag_standard_ref,
 	 .min_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MIN_FREQ,
-	 .max_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ,
+	 .max_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ(SPECIAL),
 	 .config = {
 		 /* AP: by default shutdown all sensors */
 		 [SENSOR_CONFIG_AP] = {
diff --git a/board/nautilus/board.c b/board/nautilus/board.c
index ba3395e446..d50d4485de 100644
--- a/board/nautilus/board.c
+++ b/board/nautilus/board.c
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ struct motion_sensor_t motion_sensors[] = {
 	 .default_range = 1 << 11, /* 16LSB / uT, fixed */
 	 .rot_standard_ref = &mag_standard_ref,
 	 .min_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MIN_FREQ,
-	 .max_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ,
+	 .max_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ(SPECIAL),
 	 .config = {
 		 /* AP: by default shutdown all sensors */
 		 [SENSOR_CONFIG_AP] = {
diff --git a/board/poppy/board.c b/board/poppy/board.c
index f2027516f2..60cdff40dd 100644
--- a/board/poppy/board.c
+++ b/board/poppy/board.c
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ struct motion_sensor_t motion_sensors[] = {
 	 .default_range = 1 << 11, /* 16LSB / uT, fixed */
 	 .rot_standard_ref = &mag_standard_ref,
 	 .min_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MIN_FREQ,
-	 .max_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ,
+	 .max_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ(SPECIAL),
 	 .config = {
 		 /* AP: by default shutdown all sensors */
 		 [SENSOR_CONFIG_AP] = {
diff --git a/board/reef/board.c b/board/reef/board.c
index 0e5496db52..f4696b8ce2 100644
--- a/board/reef/board.c
+++ b/board/reef/board.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ struct motion_sensor_t motion_sensors[] = {
 	 .default_range = 1 << 11, /* 16LSB / uT, fixed */
 	 .rot_standard_ref = &mag_standard_ref,
 	 .min_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MIN_FREQ,
-	 .max_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ,
+	 .max_frequency = BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ(SPECIAL),
 	 .config = {
 		 /* AP: by default shutdown all sensors */
 		 [SENSOR_CONFIG_AP] = {
diff --git a/driver/mag_bmm150.h b/driver/mag_bmm150.h
index 51b2926e8a..d3c07db11b 100644
--- a/driver/mag_bmm150.h
+++ b/driver/mag_bmm150.h
@@ -76,7 +76,16 @@
 
 /* Min and Max sampling frequency in mHz */
 #define BMM150_MAG_MIN_FREQ 781
-#define BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ 80000
+
+/*
+ * From Section 4.2.4, max frequency depends on the preset.
+ *
+ *  Fmax ~= 1 / (145us * nXY + 500us * nZ + 980us)
+ *
+ *  To be safe, declare only 75% of the value.
+ */
+#define BMM150_MAG_MAX_FREQ(_preset) (750000000 / \
+	(145 * BMM150_REP(_preset, XY) + 500 *  BMM150_REP(_preset, Z) + 980))
 
 struct bmm150_comp_registers {
 	/* Local copy of the compensation registers. */