diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c
index 8d097dcddda4..55353fe7b9e7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ mtk_cpufreq_get_cpu_power(struct device *cpu_dev, unsigned long *uW,
 
 	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu_dev->id);
 	if (!policy)
-		return 0;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	data = policy->driver_data;