diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 2930065f78a4..cba9c9e1bd0f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1545,6 +1545,30 @@ static void cpufreq_out_of_sync(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 }
 
+static unsigned int cpufreq_verify_current_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, bool update)
+{
+	unsigned int new_freq;
+
+	new_freq = cpufreq_driver->get(policy->cpu);
+	if (!new_freq)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * If fast frequency switching is used with the given policy, the check
+	 * against policy->cur is pointless, so skip it in that case.
+	 */
+	if (policy->fast_switch_enabled || !has_target())
+		return new_freq;
+
+	if (policy->cur != new_freq) {
+		cpufreq_out_of_sync(policy, new_freq);
+		if (update)
+			schedule_work(&policy->update);
+	}
+
+	return new_freq;
+}
+
 /**
  * cpufreq_quick_get - get the CPU frequency (in kHz) from policy->cur
  * @cpu: CPU number
@@ -1600,30 +1624,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_quick_get_max);
 
 static unsigned int __cpufreq_get(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	unsigned int ret_freq = 0;
-
 	if (unlikely(policy_is_inactive(policy)))
-		return ret_freq;
+		return 0;
 
-	ret_freq = cpufreq_driver->get(policy->cpu);
-
-	/*
-	 * If fast frequency switching is used with the given policy, the check
-	 * against policy->cur is pointless, so skip it in that case too.
-	 */
-	if (policy->fast_switch_enabled)
-		return ret_freq;
-
-	if (has_target() && ret_freq && policy->cur) {
-		/* verify no discrepancy between actual and
-					saved value exists */
-		if (unlikely(ret_freq != policy->cur)) {
-			cpufreq_out_of_sync(policy, ret_freq);
-			schedule_work(&policy->update);
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ret_freq;
+	return cpufreq_verify_current_freq(policy, true);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1650,24 +1654,6 @@ unsigned int cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_get);
 
-static unsigned int cpufreq_update_current_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
-{
-	unsigned int new_freq;
-
-	new_freq = cpufreq_driver->get(policy->cpu);
-	if (!new_freq)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!policy->cur) {
-		pr_debug("cpufreq: Driver did not initialize current freq\n");
-		policy->cur = new_freq;
-	} else if (policy->cur != new_freq && has_target()) {
-		cpufreq_out_of_sync(policy, new_freq);
-	}
-
-	return new_freq;
-}
-
 static struct subsys_interface cpufreq_interface = {
 	.name		= "cpufreq",
 	.subsys		= &cpu_subsys,
@@ -2149,7 +2135,7 @@ static int cpufreq_start_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	pr_debug("%s: for CPU %u\n", __func__, policy->cpu);
 
 	if (cpufreq_driver->get)
-		cpufreq_update_current_freq(policy);
+		cpufreq_verify_current_freq(policy, false);
 
 	if (policy->governor->start) {
 		ret = policy->governor->start(policy);
@@ -2400,7 +2386,7 @@ void cpufreq_update_policy(unsigned int cpu)
 	 * -> ask driver for current freq and notify governors about a change
 	 */
 	if (cpufreq_driver->get && has_target() &&
-	    (cpufreq_suspended || WARN_ON(!cpufreq_update_current_freq(policy))))
+	    (cpufreq_suspended || WARN_ON(!cpufreq_verify_current_freq(policy, false))))
 		goto unlock;
 
 	pr_debug("updating policy for CPU %u\n", cpu);