diff --git a/litex/build/altera/quartus.py b/litex/build/altera/quartus.py
index e8d01c909..b71dfd73d 100644
--- a/litex/build/altera/quartus.py
+++ b/litex/build/altera/quartus.py
@@ -226,9 +226,11 @@ class AlteraQuartusToolchain:
 
     def add_period_constraint(self, platform, clk, period):
         clk.attr.add("keep")
+        period = math.floor(period*1e3)/1e3 # round to lowest picosecond
         if clk in self.clocks:
-            raise ValueError("A period constraint already exists")
-        period = math.floor(period*1e3)/1e3 # Round to lowest picosecond
+            if period != self.clocks[clk]:
+                raise ValueError("Clock already constrained to {:.2f}ns, new constraint to {:.2f}ns"
+                    .format(self.clocks[clk], period))
         self.clocks[clk] = period
 
     def add_false_path_constraint(self, platform, from_, to):