diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/timex.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/timex.h
index b87f2f278f673feda6270d9bf36ce70fe6c126e1..6759dad954f61d9a3d40800f63cf95179c8129aa 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/timex.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/timex.h
@@ -3,10 +3,23 @@
  *
  * m68k architecture timex specifications
  */
-#ifndef _ASMm68k_TIMEX_H
-#define _ASMm68k_TIMEX_H
+#ifndef _ASMm68K_TIMEX_H
+#define _ASMm68K_TIMEX_H
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_COLDFIRE
+/*
+ * CLOCK_TICK_RATE should give the underlying frequency of the tick timer
+ * to make ntp work best.  For Coldfires, that's the main clock.
+ */
+#include <asm/coldfire.h>
+#define CLOCK_TICK_RATE	MCF_CLK
+#else
+/*
+ * This default CLOCK_TICK_RATE is probably wrong for many 68k boards
+ * Users of those boards will need to check and modify accordingly
+ */
 #define CLOCK_TICK_RATE	1193180 /* Underlying HZ */
+#endif
 
 typedef unsigned long cycles_t;