diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c
index 1a4e4f4420a7..dc434c44acee 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ static int kirkwood_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 5000; /* 5uS */
-	policy->cur = kirkwood_cpufreq_get_cpu_frequency(0);
 
 	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, kirkwood_freq_table);
 }