diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index c49ac3e..47c7e6e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_PROC
 
-#define NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MIN	(1*HZ)
+#define NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MIN	(HZ/10)
 #define NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MAX	(15*HZ)
 
 struct nfs4_opendata;