diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
index c8447ecad797..aa34af940cb5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ static unsigned int cppc_cpufreq_get_rate(unsigned int cpu)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!policy)
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return 0;
 
 	cpu_data = policy->driver_data;