diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
index 2993b8a4c7f1..c1cdf0f4d0dd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static int cppc_get_cpu_power(struct device *cpu_dev,
 
 	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu_dev->id);
 	if (!policy)
-		return 0;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	cpu_data = policy->driver_data;
 	perf_caps = &cpu_data->perf_caps;