diff --git a/include/asm-generic/param.h b/include/asm-generic/param.h
index cdf8251bfb6c..835632a3b468 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/param.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/param.h
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_GENERIC_PARAM_H
 #define __ASM_GENERIC_PARAM_H
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-# define HZ		CONFIG_HZ	/* Internal kernel timer frequency */
-# define USER_HZ	100		/* some user interfaces are */
-# define CLOCKS_PER_SEC	(USER_HZ)       /* in "ticks" like times() */
-#endif
-
 #ifndef HZ
 #define HZ 100
 #endif
@@ -21,4 +15,11 @@
 
 #define MAXHOSTNAMELEN	64	/* max length of hostname */
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+# undef HZ
+# define HZ		CONFIG_HZ	/* Internal kernel timer frequency */
+# define USER_HZ	100		/* some user interfaces are */
+# define CLOCKS_PER_SEC	(USER_HZ)       /* in "ticks" like times() */
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_PARAM_H */