diff --git a/libraries/SD/src/utility/Sd2Card.h b/libraries/SD/src/utility/Sd2Card.h
index 5121ef21e..c7e54f66b 100644
--- a/libraries/SD/src/utility/Sd2Card.h
+++ b/libraries/SD/src/utility/Sd2Card.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 
 #ifdef ESP8266
 #include "SPI.h"
-uint32_t const SPI_FULL_SPEED = 4000000;
-uint32_t const SPI_HALF_SPEED = 2000000;
-uint32_t const SPI_QUARTER_SPEED = 1000000;
+uint32_t const SPI_FULL_SPEED = 8000000;
+uint32_t const SPI_HALF_SPEED = 4000000;
+uint32_t const SPI_QUARTER_SPEED = 2000000;
 #else
 /** Set SCK to max rate of F_CPU/2. See Sd2Card::setSckRate(). */
 uint8_t const SPI_FULL_SPEED = 0;