diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/param.h b/include/asm-ia64/param.h
index 6c6b679..5e1e0d2 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/param.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/param.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
    */
 #  define HZ	  32
 # else
-#  define HZ	1024
+#  define HZ	CONFIG_HZ
 # endif
 # define USER_HZ	HZ
 # define CLOCKS_PER_SEC	HZ	/* frequency at which times() counts */