diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
index 9505a812d6a1..957cf6bb8c05 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
@@ -143,21 +143,6 @@ static unsigned long qcom_lmh_get_throttle_freq(struct qcom_cpufreq_data *data)
 	return lval * xo_rate;
 }
 
-/* Get the current frequency of the CPU (after throttling) */
-static unsigned int qcom_cpufreq_hw_get(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	struct qcom_cpufreq_data *data;
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
-
-	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
-	if (!policy)
-		return 0;
-
-	data = policy->driver_data;
-
-	return qcom_lmh_get_throttle_freq(data) / HZ_PER_KHZ;
-}
-
 /* Get the frequency requested by the cpufreq core for the CPU */
 static unsigned int qcom_cpufreq_get_freq(unsigned int cpu)
 {
@@ -179,6 +164,23 @@ static unsigned int qcom_cpufreq_get_freq(unsigned int cpu)
 	return policy->freq_table[index].frequency;
 }
 
+static unsigned int qcom_cpufreq_hw_get(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct qcom_cpufreq_data *data;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
+	if (!policy)
+		return 0;
+
+	data = policy->driver_data;
+
+	if (data->throttle_irq >= 0)
+		return qcom_lmh_get_throttle_freq(data) / HZ_PER_KHZ;
+
+	return qcom_cpufreq_get_freq(cpu);
+}
+
 static unsigned int qcom_cpufreq_hw_fast_switch(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 						unsigned int target_freq)
 {