diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
index 15e201d5e911c..4cf2ac5694cb1 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
@@ -1201,11 +1201,21 @@ static int amd_pstate_register_driver(int mode)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	cppc_state = mode;
+
+	ret = amd_pstate_enable(true);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("failed to enable cppc during amd-pstate driver registration, return %d\n",
+		       ret);
+		amd_pstate_driver_cleanup();
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	ret = cpufreq_register_driver(current_pstate_driver);
 	if (ret) {
 		amd_pstate_driver_cleanup();
 		return ret;
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }