diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
index 09b9129c7bd3..ee1ae303a07c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int cpu0_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver cpu0_cpufreq_driver = {
-	.flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY,
+	.flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
 	.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index = cpu0_set_target,
 	.get = cpufreq_generic_get,