diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index b935092aab21..3f898606e68c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * It helps to keep variable names smaller, simpler
  */
 
+#define DEF_FREQUENCY_DOWN_DIFFERENTIAL		(10)
 #define DEF_FREQUENCY_UP_THRESHOLD		(80)
 #define MIN_FREQUENCY_UP_THRESHOLD		(11)
 #define MAX_FREQUENCY_UP_THRESHOLD		(100)
@@ -86,10 +87,12 @@ static struct workqueue_struct	*kondemand_wq;
 static struct dbs_tuners {
 	unsigned int sampling_rate;
 	unsigned int up_threshold;
+	unsigned int down_differential;
 	unsigned int ignore_nice;
 	unsigned int powersave_bias;
 } dbs_tuners_ins = {
 	.up_threshold = DEF_FREQUENCY_UP_THRESHOLD,
+	.down_differential = DEF_FREQUENCY_DOWN_DIFFERENTIAL,
 	.ignore_nice = 0,
 	.powersave_bias = 0,
 };
@@ -424,9 +427,13 @@ static void dbs_check_cpu(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *this_dbs_info)
 	 * can support the current CPU usage without triggering the up
 	 * policy. To be safe, we focus 10 points under the threshold.
 	 */
-	if (max_load_freq < (dbs_tuners_ins.up_threshold - 10) * policy->cur) {
+	if (max_load_freq <
+	    (dbs_tuners_ins.up_threshold - dbs_tuners_ins.down_differential) *
+	     policy->cur) {
 		unsigned int freq_next;
-		freq_next = max_load_freq / (dbs_tuners_ins.up_threshold - 10);
+		freq_next = max_load_freq /
+				(dbs_tuners_ins.up_threshold -
+				 dbs_tuners_ins.down_differential);
 
 		if (!dbs_tuners_ins.powersave_bias) {
 			__cpufreq_driver_target(policy, freq_next,