diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index b24ed81ba8bd..2ac905c637dd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ static unsigned int cpufreq_verify_current_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, b
 		 * MHz. In such cases it is better to avoid getting into
 		 * unnecessary frequency updates.
 		 */
-		if (abs(policy->cur - new_freq) < HZ_PER_MHZ)
+		if (abs(policy->cur - new_freq) < KHZ_PER_MHZ)
 			return policy->cur;
 
 		cpufreq_out_of_sync(policy, new_freq);