diff --git a/src/finn/util/basic.py b/src/finn/util/basic.py
index c90985ebc9932c56c840e34464b838f3141c79a8..4aba87216c8999612f748e989a945ceff33da167 100644
--- a/src/finn/util/basic.py
+++ b/src/finn/util/basic.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ alveo_part_map["U280"] = "xcu280-fsvh2892-2L-e"
 alveo_default_platform = dict()
 alveo_default_platform["U50"] = "xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_201920_3"
 alveo_default_platform["U200"] = "xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_2"
-alveo_default_platform["U250"] = "xilinx_u250_xdma_201830_2"
+alveo_default_platform["U250"] = "xilinx_u250_gen3x16_xdma_2_1_202010_1"
 alveo_default_platform["U280"] = "xilinx_u280_xdma_201920_3"