diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
index a66748e13b38..378835baa844 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
@@ -1073,9 +1073,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_interactive(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_START:
-		if (!cpu_online(policy->cpu))
-			return -EINVAL;
-
 		mutex_lock(&gov_lock);
 
 		freq_table =