diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 49ac07f8cc77..870eecc816ce 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -709,9 +709,8 @@ static int intel_pstate_init_cpu(unsigned int cpunum)
 
 	cpu = all_cpu_data[cpunum];
 
-	intel_pstate_get_cpu_pstates(cpu);
-
 	cpu->cpu = cpunum;
+	intel_pstate_get_cpu_pstates(cpu);
 
 	init_timer_deferrable(&cpu->timer);
 	cpu->timer.function = intel_pstate_timer_func;