diff --git a/arch/cpu/cc26x0-cc13x0/cc13xx-cc26xx-def.h b/arch/cpu/cc26x0-cc13x0/cc13xx-cc26xx-def.h
index 8e28ddc4cb71b1fc16aa9c4456c8bd16a474bce4..4a715eed07580fa8643b03e4ed9e3fc882413566 100644
--- a/arch/cpu/cc26x0-cc13x0/cc13xx-cc26xx-def.h
+++ b/arch/cpu/cc26x0-cc13x0/cc13xx-cc26xx-def.h
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@
 #define TSCH_CONF_CHANNEL_SCAN_DURATION (CLOCK_SECOND / 10)
 #endif
 
-/* Tweak to improve TSCH association speed on this platform */
+/* Increase this from the default 100 to improve TSCH association speed on this platform */
 #ifndef TSCH_CONF_ASSOCIATION_POLL_FREQUENCY
-#define TSCH_CONF_ASSOCIATION_POLL_FREQUENCY 10
+#define TSCH_CONF_ASSOCIATION_POLL_FREQUENCY 1000
 #endif
 
 /* Slightly reduce the TSCH guard time (from 2200 usec to 1800 usec) to make sure