diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index f1a5da44591d..6ea26eae391f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS            "processor"
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PROCESSOR_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("processor_idle");
-#define PM_TIMER_TICK_NS		(1000000000ULL/PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY)
+#define PM_TIMER_TICK_NS		(1000000000ULL/ACPI_PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY)
 #define C2_OVERHEAD			1	/* 1us */
 #define C3_OVERHEAD			1	/* 1us */
-#define PM_TIMER_TICKS_TO_US(p)		(((p) * 1000)/(PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY/1000))
+#define PM_TIMER_TICKS_TO_US(p)		\
+	(((p) * 1000)/(ACPI_PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY/1000))
 
 static unsigned int max_cstate __read_mostly = ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_POWER;
 module_param(max_cstate, uint, 0000);
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 796a63e887ee..cd89810a4387 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -405,10 +405,6 @@ typedef u8 acpi_owner_id;
 #define ACPI_MAX16_DECIMAL_DIGITS        5
 #define ACPI_MAX8_DECIMAL_DIGITS         3
 
-/* PM Timer ticks per second (HZ) */
-
-#define PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY  3579545
-
 /*
  * Constants with special meanings
  */