diff --git a/healthd/Android.mk b/healthd/Android.mk
index fe65e19fc..9bff767a1 100644
--- a/healthd/Android.mk
+++ b/healthd/Android.mk
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(BOARD_CHARGER_ENABLE_SUSPEND)),true)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DCHARGER_ENABLE_SUSPEND
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(BOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_FAST),)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_FAST=$(BOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_FAST)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(BOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_SLOW),)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_SLOW=$(BOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_SLOW)
+endif
+
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := bootable/recovery
 
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
diff --git a/healthd/healthd.cpp b/healthd/healthd.cpp
index 2caae782f..a7be29f46 100644
--- a/healthd/healthd.cpp
+++ b/healthd/healthd.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,19 @@
 
 using namespace android;
 
-// Periodic chores intervals in seconds
-#define DEFAULT_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_FAST (60 * 1)
-#define DEFAULT_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_SLOW (60 * 10)
+#ifndef BOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_FAST
+  // Periodic chores fast interval in seconds
+  #define DEFAULT_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_FAST (60 * 1)
+#else
+  #define DEFAULT_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_FAST (BOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_FAST)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef BOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_SLOW
+  // Periodic chores fast interval in seconds
+  #define DEFAULT_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_SLOW (60 * 10)
+#else
+  #define DEFAULT_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_SLOW (BOARD_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_SLOW)
+#endif
 
 static struct healthd_config healthd_config = {
     .periodic_chores_interval_fast = DEFAULT_PERIODIC_CHORES_INTERVAL_FAST,