diff --git a/src/drivers/ms5611/ms5611.cpp b/src/drivers/ms5611/ms5611.cpp
index f4f602668e..9b36149ad1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ms5611/ms5611.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/ms5611/ms5611.cpp
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ enum MS5611_BUS {
  * MS5611/MS5607 internal constants and data structures.
  */
 
-/* internal conversion time: 9.17 ms, so should not be read at rates higher than 100 Hz */
-#define MS5611_CONVERSION_INTERVAL	25000	/* microseconds */
+/*
+ * Maximum internal conversion time for OSR 1024 is 2.28 ms. We set an update
+ * rate of 100Hz which is be very safe not to read the ADC before the
+ * conversion finished
+ */
+#define MS5611_CONVERSION_INTERVAL	10000	/* microseconds */
 #define MS5611_MEASUREMENT_RATIO	3	/* pressure measurements per temperature measurement */
 #define MS5611_BARO_DEVICE_PATH_EXT	"/dev/ms5611_ext"
 #define MS5611_BARO_DEVICE_PATH_INT	"/dev/ms5611_int"