diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index e22f0dbaebb1..b599c7318aab 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -385,7 +385,10 @@ static int intel_pstate_get_cppc_guranteed(int cpu)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return cppc_perf.guaranteed_perf;
+	if (cppc_perf.guaranteed_perf)
+		return cppc_perf.guaranteed_perf;
+
+	return cppc_perf.nominal_perf;
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_ACPI_CPPC_LIB */