diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 5815af50d3de..56b7b1be352d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2139,6 +2139,11 @@ int cpufreq_update_policy(unsigned int cpu)
 	 */
 	if (cpufreq_driver->get) {
 		new_policy.cur = cpufreq_driver->get(cpu);
+		if (WARN_ON(!new_policy.cur)) {
+			ret = -EIO;
+			goto no_policy;
+		}
+
 		if (!policy->cur) {
 			pr_debug("Driver did not initialize current freq");
 			policy->cur = new_policy.cur;