diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index d51f90f55c05..fbe3a4098743 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -2574,6 +2574,11 @@ static int intel_pstate_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 			intel_pstate_clear_update_util_hook(policy->cpu);
 		intel_pstate_hwp_set(policy->cpu);
 	}
+	/*
+	 * policy->cur is never updated with the intel_pstate driver, but it
+	 * is used as a stale frequency value. So, keep it within limits.
+	 */
+	policy->cur = policy->min;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);