diff --git a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
index eedc3a5e0d9ba62f82c1ec49254eb38e0579a452..6a6409adc56403c34ced10eee3d51c638c8314e2 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ config GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 config HOTPLUG_CPU
 	def_bool n
 
+config HZ
+	int
+	default 1000
+
 mainmenu "Matsushita MN10300/AM33 Kernel Configuration"
 
 source "init/Kconfig"
diff --git a/include/asm-mn10300/param.h b/include/asm-mn10300/param.h
index 54b883ec390611a1a8b7381df65545cde113055e..789b1df41fcb2f08edb73cc433cab3d868696eb4 100644
--- a/include/asm-mn10300/param.h
+++ b/include/asm-mn10300/param.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define _ASM_PARAM_H
 
 #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() */