diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_clint.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_clint.c
index 4893453b70bf..7cc606e06546 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_clint.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_clint.c
@@ -26,13 +26,10 @@
 #include "hw/riscv/sifive_clint.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 
-/* See: riscv-pk/machine/sbi_entry.S and arch/riscv/kernel/time.c */
-#define TIMER_FREQ (10 * 1000 * 1000)
-
 static uint64_t cpu_riscv_read_rtc(void)
 {
-    return muldiv64(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL), TIMER_FREQ,
-                    NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND);
+    return muldiv64(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL),
+        SIFIVE_CLINT_TIMEBASE_FREQ, NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ static void sifive_clint_write_timecmp(RISCVCPU *cpu, uint64_t value)
     diff = cpu->env.timecmp - rtc_r;
     /* back to ns (note args switched in muldiv64) */
     next = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) +
-        muldiv64(diff, NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND, TIMER_FREQ);
+        muldiv64(diff, NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND, SIFIVE_CLINT_TIMEBASE_FREQ);
     timer_mod(cpu->env.timer, next);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index 66616bacd77c..1bd2bde9b871 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ static void create_fdt(SiFiveUState *s, const struct MemmapEntry *memmap,
     g_free(nodename);
 
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, "/cpus");
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "timebase-frequency", 10000000);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "timebase-frequency",
+        SIFIVE_CLINT_TIMEBASE_FREQ);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "#size-cells", 0x0);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "#address-cells", 0x1);
 
@@ -131,7 +132,8 @@ static void create_fdt(SiFiveUState *s, const struct MemmapEntry *memmap,
         char *intc = g_strdup_printf("/cpus/cpu@%d/interrupt-controller", cpu);
         char *isa = riscv_isa_string(&s->soc.harts[cpu]);
         qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, nodename);
-        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "clock-frequency", 1000000000);
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "clock-frequency",
+                              SIFIVE_U_CLOCK_FREQ);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "mmu-type", "riscv,sv48");
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "riscv,isa", isa);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "compatible", "riscv");
diff --git a/hw/riscv/spike.c b/hw/riscv/spike.c
index 62857e4fa0b8..ae82f4eb6341 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/spike.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/spike.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ static void create_fdt(SpikeState *s, const struct MemmapEntry *memmap,
     g_free(nodename);
 
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, "/cpus");
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "timebase-frequency", 10000000);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "timebase-frequency",
+        SIFIVE_CLINT_TIMEBASE_FREQ);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "#size-cells", 0x0);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "#address-cells", 0x1);
 
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ static void create_fdt(SpikeState *s, const struct MemmapEntry *memmap,
         char *intc = g_strdup_printf("/cpus/cpu@%d/interrupt-controller", cpu);
         char *isa = riscv_isa_string(&s->soc.harts[cpu]);
         qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, nodename);
-        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "clock-frequency", 1000000000);
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "clock-frequency",
+                              SPIKE_CLOCK_FREQ);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "mmu-type", "riscv,sv48");
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "riscv,isa", isa);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "compatible", "riscv");
diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index 4f69eb2cff7a..2480dad11f08 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ static void *create_fdt(RISCVVirtState *s, const struct MemmapEntry *memmap,
     g_free(nodename);
 
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, "/cpus");
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "timebase-frequency", 10000000);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "timebase-frequency",
+                          SIFIVE_CLINT_TIMEBASE_FREQ);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "#size-cells", 0x0);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, "/cpus", "#address-cells", 0x1);
 
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ static void *create_fdt(RISCVVirtState *s, const struct MemmapEntry *memmap,
         char *intc = g_strdup_printf("/cpus/cpu@%d/interrupt-controller", cpu);
         char *isa = riscv_isa_string(&s->soc.harts[cpu]);
         qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, nodename);
-        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "clock-frequency", 1000000000);
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "clock-frequency",
+                              VIRT_CLOCK_FREQ);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "mmu-type", "riscv,sv48");
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "riscv,isa", isa);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "compatible", "riscv");
diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/sifive_clint.h b/include/hw/riscv/sifive_clint.h
index aaa2a58c6e96..e2865be1d18b 100644
--- a/include/hw/riscv/sifive_clint.h
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/sifive_clint.h
@@ -47,4 +47,8 @@ enum {
     SIFIVE_TIME_BASE    = 0xBFF8
 };
 
+enum {
+    SIFIVE_CLINT_TIMEBASE_FREQ = 10000000
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/sifive_u.h b/include/hw/riscv/sifive_u.h
index 662e8a1c1a90..be38aa09da20 100644
--- a/include/hw/riscv/sifive_u.h
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/sifive_u.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ enum {
     SIFIVE_U_UART1_IRQ = 4
 };
 
+enum {
+    SIFIVE_U_CLOCK_FREQ = 1000000000
+};
+
 #define SIFIVE_U_PLIC_HART_CONFIG "MS"
 #define SIFIVE_U_PLIC_NUM_SOURCES 127
 #define SIFIVE_U_PLIC_NUM_PRIORITIES 7
diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/spike.h b/include/hw/riscv/spike.h
index cb55a14d30cc..d85a64e33d86 100644
--- a/include/hw/riscv/spike.h
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/spike.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ enum {
     SPIKE_DRAM
 };
 
+enum {
+    SPIKE_CLOCK_FREQ = 1000000000
+};
+
 #if defined(TARGET_RISCV32)
 #define SPIKE_V1_09_1_CPU TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV32GCSU_V1_09_1
 #define SPIKE_V1_10_0_CPU TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV32GCSU_V1_10_0
diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/virt.h b/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
index 7525647e6303..2fbe808da5f6 100644
--- a/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ enum {
     VIRTIO_NDEV = 10
 };
 
+enum {
+    VIRT_CLOCK_FREQ = 1000000000
+};
+
 #define VIRT_PLIC_HART_CONFIG "MS"
 #define VIRT_PLIC_NUM_SOURCES 127
 #define VIRT_PLIC_NUM_PRIORITIES 7
