diff --git a/include/asm-sh/param.h b/include/asm-sh/param.h
index ce13064fec21..1012296e07ab 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/param.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/param.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # ifdef CONFIG_SH_WDT
 #  define HZ		1000		/* Needed for high-res WOVF */
 # else
-#  define HZ		100
+#  define HZ		CONFIG_HZ
 # endif
 # define USER_HZ	100		/* User interfaces are in "ticks" */
 # define CLOCKS_PER_SEC	(USER_HZ)	/* frequency at which times() counts */