diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index eb75053f1371..8ad1f958ffe4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -1121,6 +1121,7 @@ static int intel_pstate_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 				   limits->max_sysfs_pct);
 	limits->max_perf_pct = max(limits->min_policy_pct,
 				   limits->max_perf_pct);
+	limits->max_perf = round_up(limits->max_perf, 8);
 
 	/* Make sure min_perf_pct <= max_perf_pct */
 	limits->min_perf_pct = min(limits->max_perf_pct, limits->min_perf_pct);