diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index b6b4c2a3f5b6..bfd62b7f32a7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static int cpufreq_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 	struct cpumask *maskPtr;
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table;
+	unsigned long count = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&cooling_cpufreq_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(cpufreq_device, &cooling_cpufreq_list, node) {
@@ -263,13 +264,14 @@ static int cpufreq_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 		goto return_get_max_state;
 	}
 
-	while (table[i].frequency != CPUFREQ_TABLE_END) {
+	for (i = 0; (table[i].frequency != CPUFREQ_TABLE_END); i++) {
 		if (table[i].frequency == CPUFREQ_ENTRY_INVALID)
 			continue;
-		i++;
+		count++;
 	}
-	if (i > 0) {
-		*state = --i;
+
+	if (count > 0) {
+		*state = --count;
 		ret = 0;
 	}