diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 2677ff1c0a2c..24cd6ff9bb0b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2299,7 +2299,9 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
 
 	if (!driver_data || !driver_data->verify || !driver_data->init ||
 	    !(driver_data->setpolicy || driver_data->target_index ||
-		    driver_data->target))
+		    driver_data->target) ||
+	     (driver_data->setpolicy && (driver_data->target_index ||
+		    driver_data->target)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pr_debug("trying to register driver %s\n", driver_data->name);