diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h
index adc066e9a..9791d721f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h
@@ -3,9 +3,17 @@
 #ifndef _SYS_PARAM_H
 # define _SYS_PARAM_H
 
-# define HZ (100)
-# define NOFILE	(60)
+#include <machine/param.h>
+
+#ifndef HZ
+# define HZ (60)
+#endif
+#ifndef NOFILE
+# define NOFILE (60)
+#endif
+#ifndef PATHSIZE
 # define PATHSIZE (1024)
+#endif
 
 #define BIG_ENDIAN      4321
 #define LITTLE_ENDIAN   1234