diff --git a/sys/dev/dcons/dcons_os.c b/sys/dev/dcons/dcons_os.c
index 5bf40f91675..49967eb5018 100644
--- a/sys/dev/dcons/dcons_os.c
+++ b/sys/dev/dcons/dcons_os.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 
 #ifndef DCONS_POLL_HZ
-#define DCONS_POLL_HZ	100
+#define DCONS_POLL_HZ	25
 #endif
 
 #ifndef DCONS_BUF_SIZE