static int jlink_speed(int speed)
 {
        int ret;
+       uint32_t freq;
+       uint16_t div;
+       int max_speed;
+
+       if (jaylink_has_cap(caps, JAYLINK_DEV_CAP_GET_SPEEDS)) {
+               ret = jaylink_get_speeds(devh, &freq, &div);
 
-       if (speed > JLINK_MAX_SPEED) {
-               LOG_INFO("Reduce speed from %d kHz to %d kHz (maximum).", speed,
-                       JLINK_MAX_SPEED);
-               speed = JLINK_MAX_SPEED;
+               if (ret != JAYLINK_OK) {
+                       LOG_ERROR("jaylink_get_speeds() failed: %s.",
+                               jaylink_strerror_name(ret));
+                       return ERROR_JTAG_DEVICE_ERROR;
+               }
+
+               freq = freq / 1000;
+               max_speed = freq / div;
+       } else {
+               max_speed = JLINK_MAX_SPEED;
        }
 
        if (!speed) {
                }
 
                speed = JAYLINK_SPEED_ADAPTIVE_CLOCKING;
+       } else if (speed > max_speed) {
+               LOG_INFO("Reduced speed from %d kHz to %d kHz (maximum).", speed,
+                       max_speed);
+               speed = max_speed;
        }
 
        ret = jaylink_set_speed(devh, speed);