diff --git a/arch/ppc64/configs/g5_defconfig b/arch/ppc64/configs/g5_defconfig
index ab567741e80e47e112bc1c0a18a3e4f2523234d8..fc83d93302821697bef3b1af1d7cd0fb49c6e340 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/configs/g5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc64/configs/g5_defconfig
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL is not set
-CONFIG_HZ_100=y
-# CONFIG_HZ_250 is not set
+# CONFIG_HZ_100 is not set
+CONFIG_HZ_250=y
 # CONFIG_HZ_1000 is not set
-CONFIG_HZ=100
+CONFIG_HZ=250
 CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS=y
 CONFIG_SECCOMP=y
 CONFIG_ISA_DMA_API=y
diff --git a/arch/ppc64/configs/iSeries_defconfig b/arch/ppc64/configs/iSeries_defconfig
index 219c6677abccb6c0234dca28f130816ed32123d6..013d4e0e4003aee687135c36124033c780f7f234 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/configs/iSeries_defconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc64/configs/iSeries_defconfig
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL is not set
-CONFIG_HZ_100=y
-# CONFIG_HZ_250 is not set
+# CONFIG_HZ_100 is not set
+CONFIG_HZ_250=y
 # CONFIG_HZ_1000 is not set
-CONFIG_HZ=100
+CONFIG_HZ=250
 CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS=y
 CONFIG_LPARCFG=y
 CONFIG_SECCOMP=y
diff --git a/arch/ppc64/configs/maple_defconfig b/arch/ppc64/configs/maple_defconfig
index 2033fe663dbe09481d6adbbdc3dd5010962c29e5..dd42892cd873720083b79760557138e9542e9bbf 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/configs/maple_defconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc64/configs/maple_defconfig
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL is not set
-CONFIG_HZ_100=y
-# CONFIG_HZ_250 is not set
+# CONFIG_HZ_100 is not set
+CONFIG_HZ_250=y
 # CONFIG_HZ_1000 is not set
-CONFIG_HZ=100
+CONFIG_HZ=250
 CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS=y
 CONFIG_SECCOMP=y
 CONFIG_ISA_DMA_API=y
diff --git a/arch/ppc64/configs/pSeries_defconfig b/arch/ppc64/configs/pSeries_defconfig
index 297fd5229487e83d9db80d24ce091b86b210f33c..29f7b80b0efc9ea7b8385ef5aa06d35e4fba531a 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/configs/pSeries_defconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc64/configs/pSeries_defconfig
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL is not set
-CONFIG_HZ_100=y
-# CONFIG_HZ_250 is not set
+# CONFIG_HZ_100 is not set
+CONFIG_HZ_250=y
 # CONFIG_HZ_1000 is not set
-CONFIG_HZ=100
+CONFIG_HZ=250
 CONFIG_EEH=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS=y
 CONFIG_PPC_RTAS=y
diff --git a/arch/ppc64/defconfig b/arch/ppc64/defconfig
index c361e7727b7ad89c2c65bdab0c5b70098065b1a3..7cb4750bb7a9bf86f406a261d1bdb85a55f2231a 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/defconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc64/defconfig
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL is not set
-CONFIG_HZ_100=y
-# CONFIG_HZ_250 is not set
+# CONFIG_HZ_100 is not set
+CONFIG_HZ_250=y
 # CONFIG_HZ_1000 is not set
-CONFIG_HZ=100
+CONFIG_HZ=250
 CONFIG_EEH=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS=y
 CONFIG_PPC_RTAS=y
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc64/param.h b/include/asm-ppc64/param.h
index 1fad38dcf7074b08212e11dd64fefd9eab1a792f..76c212d475b35a0d37c8fd12e4e2ae1e1d4ba181 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc64/param.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc64/param.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_PPC64_PARAM_H
 #define _ASM_PPC64_PARAM_H
 
+#include <linux/config.h>
+
 /*
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-# define HZ		1000		/* Internal kernel timer frequency */
+# define HZ		CONFIG_HZ	/* Internal kernel timer frequency */
 # define USER_HZ	100		/* .. some user interfaces are in "ticks" */
 # define CLOCKS_PER_SEC	(USER_HZ)	/* like times() */
 #endif