diff --git a/sys/ztimer/auto_init.c b/sys/ztimer/auto_init.c
index c4995d293d..456e68d09d 100644
--- a/sys/ztimer/auto_init.c
+++ b/sys/ztimer/auto_init.c
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ void ztimer_init(void)
             FREQ_1MHZ, CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_FREQ);
 #    endif
 #  endif
+#  ifdef CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_ADJUST
+    LOG_DEBUG("ztimer_init(): ZTIMER_USEC setting adjust value to %i\n",
+            CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_ADJUST);
+    ZTIMER_USEC->adjust = CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_ADJUST;
+#  endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ZTIMER_RTT_INIT
@@ -170,5 +175,10 @@ void ztimer_init(void)
                              ZTIMER_MSEC_CONVERT_LOWER,
                              FREQ_1KHZ, ZTIMER_MSEC_CONVERT_LOWER_FREQ);
 #  endif
+#  ifdef CONFIG_ZTIMER_MSEC_ADJUST
+    LOG_DEBUG("ztimer_init(): ZTIMER_MSEC setting adjust value to %i\n",
+            CONFIG_ZTIMER_MSEC_ADJUST);
+    ZTIMER_MSEC->adjust = CONFIG_ZTIMER_MSEC_ADJUST;
+#  endif
 #endif
 }