diff --git a/boards/nxp/ucans32k146/init/rc.board_defaults b/boards/nxp/ucans32k146/init/rc.board_defaults
index 2e52bc7b72..0cd4598d2a 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/ucans32k146/init/rc.board_defaults
+++ b/boards/nxp/ucans32k146/init/rc.board_defaults
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # board specific defaults
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-pwm_out mode_pwm1 start
+pwm_out start
 
 ifup can0