diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
index 284c328a1d3d..866a0538ca89 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
@@ -498,6 +498,9 @@ static int cppc_get_cpu_cost(struct device *cpu_dev, unsigned long KHz,
 	int step;
 
 	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu_dev->id);
+	if (!policy)
+		return 0;
+
 	cpu_data = policy->driver_data;
 	perf_caps = &cpu_data->perf_caps;
 	max_cap = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu_dev->id);