diff --git a/scripts/ri5cly-manage.py b/scripts/ri5cly-manage.py
index 5ad1aa8c..d15851bf 100755
--- a/scripts/ri5cly-manage.py
+++ b/scripts/ri5cly-manage.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def synthesizeAll(littleRISCV_path):
             content = f.read()
 
         clock_p = re.compile("set\sCLOCK_SLOW\s(\d+\.?\d*);")
-        m = clock_p.match(content)
+        m = clock_p.search(content)
 
         if m is not None:
             clock = m.group(1)