diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 9e14374498d6e..9c4cc01fd51aa 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -2713,7 +2713,7 @@ static int intel_pstate_init_cpu(unsigned int cpunum)
 	}
 
 	cpu->epp_powersave = -EINVAL;
-	cpu->epp_policy = 0;
+	cpu->epp_policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_UNKNOWN;
 
 	intel_pstate_get_cpu_pstates(cpu);