diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index c7f47e34807b..e92418facc92 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -268,8 +268,11 @@ int update_devfreq(struct devfreq *devfreq)
 	devfreq_notify_transition(devfreq, &freqs, DEVFREQ_PRECHANGE);
 
 	err = devfreq->profile->target(devfreq->dev.parent, &freq, flags);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		freqs.new = cur_freq;
+		devfreq_notify_transition(devfreq, &freqs, DEVFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	freqs.new = freq;
 	devfreq_notify_transition(devfreq, &freqs, DEVFREQ_POSTCHANGE);