diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index a9e36bbea4faa..a401767bdf845 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -2012,14 +2012,6 @@ static void intel_pstate_set_min_pstate(struct cpudata *cpu)
 	intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, cpu->pstate.min_pstate);
 }
 
-static void intel_pstate_max_within_limits(struct cpudata *cpu)
-{
-	int pstate = max(cpu->pstate.min_pstate, cpu->max_perf_ratio);
-
-	update_turbo_state();
-	intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, pstate);
-}
-
 static void intel_pstate_get_cpu_pstates(struct cpudata *cpu)
 {
 	int perf_ctl_max_phys = pstate_funcs.get_max_physical(cpu->cpu);
@@ -2594,12 +2586,15 @@ static int intel_pstate_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(cpu, policy->min, policy->max);
 
 	if (cpu->policy == CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE) {
+		int pstate = max(cpu->pstate.min_pstate, cpu->max_perf_ratio);
+
 		/*
 		 * NOHZ_FULL CPUs need this as the governor callback may not
 		 * be invoked on them.
 		 */
 		intel_pstate_clear_update_util_hook(policy->cpu);
-		intel_pstate_max_within_limits(cpu);
+		update_turbo_state();
+		intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, pstate);
 	} else {
 		intel_pstate_set_update_util_hook(policy->cpu);
 	}