diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/loongson2_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/loongson2_cpufreq.c
index bb838b985077..9536852c504a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/loongson2_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/loongson2_cpufreq.c
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ static int loongson2_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		clk_put(cpuclk);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	ret = clk_set_rate(cpuclk, rate);
-	if (ret) {
-		clk_put(cpuclk);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
 	/* clock table init */
 	for (i = 2;
@@ -130,6 +125,12 @@ static int loongson2_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	     i++)
 		loongson2_clockmod_table[i].frequency = (rate * i) / 8;
 
+	ret = clk_set_rate(cpuclk, rate);
+	if (ret) {
+		clk_put(cpuclk);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	policy->cur = loongson2_cpufreq_get(policy->cpu);
 
 	cpufreq_frequency_table_get_attr(&loongson2_clockmod_table[0],