diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 8bc38ab96400..c1fc9c62bb51 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ static unsigned int 				def_sampling_rate;
 #define MIN_SAMPLING_RATE			(def_sampling_rate / 2)
 #define MAX_SAMPLING_RATE			(500 * def_sampling_rate)
 #define DEF_SAMPLING_RATE_LATENCY_MULTIPLIER	(1000)
-#define DEF_SAMPLING_DOWN_FACTOR		(10)
+#define DEF_SAMPLING_DOWN_FACTOR		(1)
+#define MAX_SAMPLING_DOWN_FACTOR		(10)
 #define TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT		(10 * 1000)
 
 static void do_dbs_timer(void *data);
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ static ssize_t store_sampling_down_factor(struct cpufreq_policy *unused,
 	if (ret != 1 )
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (input > MAX_SAMPLING_DOWN_FACTOR || input < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	down(&dbs_sem);
 	dbs_tuners_ins.sampling_down_factor = input;
 	up(&dbs_sem);