diff --git a/esphome/components/st7920/st7920.h b/esphome/components/st7920/st7920.h
index d0258d922c..5f32e7ff23 100644
--- a/esphome/components/st7920/st7920.h
+++ b/esphome/components/st7920/st7920.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using st7920_writer_t = std::function<void(ST7920 &)>;
 class ST7920 : public PollingComponent,
                public display::DisplayBuffer,
                public spi::SPIDevice<spi::BIT_ORDER_MSB_FIRST, spi::CLOCK_POLARITY_HIGH, spi::CLOCK_PHASE_TRAILING,
-                                     spi::DATA_RATE_1MHZ> {
+                                     spi::DATA_RATE_200KHZ> {
  public:
   void set_writer(st7920_writer_t &&writer) { this->writer_local_ = writer; }
   void set_height(uint16_t height) { this->height_ = height; }