diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
index 079940c69ee0..e4989764efe2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@ static const struct scmi_perf_proto_ops *perf_ops;
 
 static unsigned int scmi_cpufreq_get_rate(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
-	struct scmi_data *priv = policy->driver_data;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	struct scmi_data *priv;
 	unsigned long rate;
 	int ret;
 
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
+	if (unlikely(!policy))
+		return 0;
+
+	priv = policy->driver_data;
+
 	ret = perf_ops->freq_get(ph, priv->domain_id, &rate, false);
 	if (ret)
 		return 0;