diff --git a/include/net/netrom.h b/include/net/netrom.h
index a5ee53bce62..e0ca112024a 100644
--- a/include/net/netrom.h
+++ b/include/net/netrom.h
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ enum {
 #define	NR_COND_PEER_RX_BUSY		0x04
 #define	NR_COND_OWN_RX_BUSY		0x08
 
-#define NR_DEFAULT_T1			(120 * HZ)	/* Outstanding frames - 120 seconds */
-#define NR_DEFAULT_T2			(5   * HZ)	/* Response delay     - 5 seconds */
+#define NR_DEFAULT_T1			120000		/* Outstanding frames - 120 seconds */
+#define NR_DEFAULT_T2			5000		/* Response delay     - 5 seconds */
 #define NR_DEFAULT_N2			3		/* Number of Retries - 3 */
-#define	NR_DEFAULT_T4			(180 * HZ)	/* Busy Delay - 180 seconds */
-#define	NR_DEFAULT_IDLE			(0 * 60 * HZ)	/* No Activity Timeout - none */
+#define	NR_DEFAULT_T4			180000		/* Busy Delay - 180 seconds */
+#define	NR_DEFAULT_IDLE			0		/* No Activity Timeout - none */
 #define	NR_DEFAULT_WINDOW		4		/* Default Window Size - 4 */
 #define	NR_DEFAULT_OBS			6		/* Default Obsolescence Count - 6 */
 #define	NR_DEFAULT_QUAL			10		/* Default Neighbour Quality - 10 */
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index d44981f5a61..ecd288beca7 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -425,11 +425,16 @@ static int nr_create(struct socket *sock, int protocol)
 
 	nr_init_timers(sk);
 
-	nr->t1     = sysctl_netrom_transport_timeout;
-	nr->t2     = sysctl_netrom_transport_acknowledge_delay;
-	nr->n2     = sysctl_netrom_transport_maximum_tries;
-	nr->t4     = sysctl_netrom_transport_busy_delay;
-	nr->idle   = sysctl_netrom_transport_no_activity_timeout;
+	nr->t1     =
+		msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_netrom_transport_timeout);
+	nr->t2     =
+		msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_netrom_transport_acknowledge_delay);
+	nr->n2     =
+		msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_netrom_transport_maximum_tries);
+	nr->t4     =
+		msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_netrom_transport_busy_delay);
+	nr->idle   =
+		msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_netrom_transport_no_activity_timeout);
 	nr->window = sysctl_netrom_transport_requested_window_size;
 
 	nr->bpqext = 1;