diff --git a/include/asm-m68knommu/param.h b/include/asm-m68knommu/param.h
index 96c4510..6044397 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68knommu/param.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68knommu/param.h
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 #ifndef _M68KNOMMU_PARAM_H
 #define _M68KNOMMU_PARAM_H
 
-#define HZ CONFIG_HZ
-
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
+#define HZ CONFIG_HZ
 #define	USER_HZ		HZ
 #define	CLOCKS_PER_SEC	(USER_HZ)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HZ
+#define HZ	100
+#endif
+
 #define EXEC_PAGESIZE	4096
 
 #ifndef NOGROUP