diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 6e6c1fb60fbc7..272608f102fb0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -680,9 +680,11 @@ static ssize_t show_cpuinfo_cur_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					char *buf)
 {
 	unsigned int cur_freq = __cpufreq_get(policy);
-	if (!cur_freq)
-		return sprintf(buf, "<unknown>");
-	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", cur_freq);
+
+	if (cur_freq)
+		return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", cur_freq);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "<unknown>\n");
 }
 
 /**