diff --git a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c
index 706124c7451..fb8444484dd 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c
+++ b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "esp_rom_gpio.h"
 
 static int s_uart_debug_nr = 0;  // UART number for debug output
+#define REF_TICK_BAUDRATE_LIMIT 250000 // this is maximum UART badrate using REF_TICK as clock
 
 struct uart_struct_t {
 
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ uart_t *uartBegin(
 #if SOC_UART_SUPPORT_XTAL_CLK
   uart_config.source_clk = UART_SCLK_XTAL;  // valid for C2, S3, C3, C6, H2 and P4
 #elif SOC_UART_SUPPORT_REF_TICK
-  if (baudrate <= 250000) {
+  if (baudrate <= REF_TICK_BAUDRATE_LIMIT) {
     uart_config.source_clk = UART_SCLK_REF_TICK;  // valid for ESP32, S2 - MAX supported baud rate is 250 Kbps
   } else {
     uart_config.source_clk = UART_SCLK_APB;  // baudrate may change with the APB Frequency!
@@ -804,6 +805,10 @@ void uartSetBaudRate(uart_t *uart, uint32_t baud_rate) {
     return;
   }
   UART_MUTEX_LOCK();
+#if !SOC_UART_SUPPORT_XTAL_CLK
+  soc_module_clk_t newClkSrc = baud_rate <= REF_TICK_BAUDRATE_LIMIT ? SOC_MOD_CLK_REF_TICK : SOC_MOD_CLK_APB;
+  uart_ll_set_sclk(UART_LL_GET_HW(uart->num), newClkSrc);
+#endif
   if (uart_set_baudrate(uart->num, baud_rate) == ESP_OK) {
     uart->_baudrate = baud_rate;
   } else {