diff --git a/sys/riscv/conf/QEMU b/sys/riscv/conf/QEMU
index 7abe44bdab58..34a52e41c3ee 100644
--- a/sys/riscv/conf/QEMU
+++ b/sys/riscv/conf/QEMU
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ include "GENERIC"
 
 ident QEMU
 
+options 	HZ=100
 options 	ROOTDEVNAME=\"ufs:/dev/vtbd0\"