diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index c08e7016c77a..1943377ea491 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2530,6 +2530,9 @@ choice
 	help
 	 Allows the configuration of the timer frequency.
 
+	config HZ_24
+		bool "24 HZ" if SYS_SUPPORTS_24HZ || SYS_SUPPORTS_ARBIT_HZ
+
 	config HZ_48
 		bool "48 HZ" if SYS_SUPPORTS_48HZ || SYS_SUPPORTS_ARBIT_HZ
 
@@ -2553,6 +2556,9 @@ choice
 
 endchoice
 
+config SYS_SUPPORTS_24HZ
+	bool
+
 config SYS_SUPPORTS_48HZ
 	bool
 
@@ -2576,13 +2582,18 @@ config SYS_SUPPORTS_1024HZ
 
 config SYS_SUPPORTS_ARBIT_HZ
 	bool
-	default y if !SYS_SUPPORTS_48HZ && !SYS_SUPPORTS_100HZ && \
-		     !SYS_SUPPORTS_128HZ && !SYS_SUPPORTS_250HZ && \
-		     !SYS_SUPPORTS_256HZ && !SYS_SUPPORTS_1000HZ && \
+	default y if !SYS_SUPPORTS_24HZ && \
+		     !SYS_SUPPORTS_48HZ && \
+		     !SYS_SUPPORTS_100HZ && \
+		     !SYS_SUPPORTS_128HZ && \
+		     !SYS_SUPPORTS_250HZ && \
+		     !SYS_SUPPORTS_256HZ && \
+		     !SYS_SUPPORTS_1000HZ && \
 		     !SYS_SUPPORTS_1024HZ
 
 config HZ
 	int
+	default 24 if HZ_24
 	default 48 if HZ_48
 	default 100 if HZ_100
 	default 128 if HZ_128