diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 987a165ede26..2f5801adc739 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ static void adjust_jiffies(unsigned long val, struct cpufreq_freqs *ci)
 		pr_debug("saving %lu as reference value for loops_per_jiffy; "
 			"freq is %u kHz\n", l_p_j_ref, l_p_j_ref_freq);
 	}
-	if ((val == CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE  && ci->old < ci->new) ||
-	    (val == CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE && ci->old > ci->new) ||
+	if ((val == CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE  && ci->old != ci->new) ||
 	    (val == CPUFREQ_RESUMECHANGE || val == CPUFREQ_SUSPENDCHANGE)) {
 		loops_per_jiffy = cpufreq_scale(l_p_j_ref, l_p_j_ref_freq,
 								ci->new);