diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
index c145ab7b0bb21..b2e7e89feaac4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
@@ -626,8 +626,21 @@ static unsigned long qcom_cpufreq_hw_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned lon
 	return __qcom_cpufreq_hw_get(data->policy) * HZ_PER_KHZ;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Since we cannot determine the closest rate of the target rate, let's just
+ * return the actual rate at which the clock is running at. This is needed to
+ * make clk_set_rate() API work properly.
+ */
+static int qcom_cpufreq_hw_determine_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, struct clk_rate_request *req)
+{
+	req->rate = qcom_cpufreq_hw_recalc_rate(hw, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct clk_ops qcom_cpufreq_hw_clk_ops = {
 	.recalc_rate = qcom_cpufreq_hw_recalc_rate,
+	.determine_rate = qcom_cpufreq_hw_determine_rate,
 };
 
 static int qcom_cpufreq_hw_driver_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)