diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/mt6685_rtc.c b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/mt6685_rtc.c
index 4564a3144a..4e63f10664 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/mt6685_rtc.c
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/mt6685_rtc.c
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ static void rtc_recovery_flow(void)
 {
 	printk(BIOS_INFO, "%s: enter\n", __func__);
 
+	config_interface(SCK_TOP_XTAL_SEL_ADDR, 1, SCK_TOP_XTAL_SEL_MASK,
+			 SCK_TOP_XTAL_SEL_SHIFT);
+	udelay(100);
+
 	if (!retry(RECOVERY_RETRY_COUNT,
 		   rtc_frequency_meter_check() &&
 		   rtc_init_after_recovery())) {