diff --git a/projects/ad9081_fmca_ebz/vcu118/system_project.tcl b/projects/ad9081_fmca_ebz/vcu118/system_project.tcl
index 0f5a642879e..776ac904e31 100644
--- a/projects/ad9081_fmca_ebz/vcu118/system_project.tcl
+++ b/projects/ad9081_fmca_ebz/vcu118/system_project.tcl
@@ -68,5 +68,6 @@ if {$ADI_USE_OOC_SYNTHESIS == 1} {
   set_property used_in_synthesis false [get_files timing_constr.xdc]
 }
 
-adi_project_run ad9081_fmca_ebz_vcu118
+set_property strategy Performance_ExtraTimingOpt [get_runs impl_1]
 
+adi_project_run ad9081_fmca_ebz_vcu118
diff --git a/projects/ad9082_fmca_ebz/vcu118/system_project.tcl b/projects/ad9082_fmca_ebz/vcu118/system_project.tcl
index 97d7c3c9956..9929b569854 100644
--- a/projects/ad9082_fmca_ebz/vcu118/system_project.tcl
+++ b/projects/ad9082_fmca_ebz/vcu118/system_project.tcl
@@ -65,5 +65,6 @@ if {$ADI_USE_OOC_SYNTHESIS == 1} {
   set_property used_in_synthesis false [get_files timing_constr.xdc]
 }
 
-adi_project_run ad9082_fmca_ebz_vcu118
+set_property strategy Performance_ExtraTimingOpt [get_runs impl_1]
 
+adi_project_run ad9082_fmca_ebz_vcu118