diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index a1260b4549db6..d2c3253e015ee 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -986,6 +986,10 @@ static int __init acpi_cpufreq_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	/* don't keep reloading if cpufreq_driver exists */
+	if (cpufreq_get_current_driver())
+		return 0;
+
 	if (acpi_disabled)
 		return 0;