diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 2709b3c183b40672f7588fd37a63f19d1feb28fd..331021112f2b684717791cad4be5caf70c7e6b93 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -118,20 +118,17 @@ static int query_current_values_with_pending_wait(struct powernow_k8_data *data)
 	u32 i = 0;
 
 	if (cpu_family == CPU_HW_PSTATE) {
-		if (data->currpstate == HW_PSTATE_INVALID) {
-			/* read (initial) hw pstate if not yet set */
-			rdmsr(MSR_PSTATE_STATUS, lo, hi);
-			i = lo & HW_PSTATE_MASK;
-
-			/*
-			 * a workaround for family 11h erratum 311 might cause
-			 * an "out-of-range Pstate if the core is in Pstate-0
-			 */
-			if (i >= data->numps)
-				data->currpstate = HW_PSTATE_0;
-			else
-				data->currpstate = i;
-		}
+		rdmsr(MSR_PSTATE_STATUS, lo, hi);
+		i = lo & HW_PSTATE_MASK;
+		data->currpstate = i;
+
+		/*
+		 * a workaround for family 11h erratum 311 might cause
+		 * an "out-of-range Pstate if the core is in Pstate-0
+		 */
+		if ((boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0x11) && (i >= data->numps))
+			data->currpstate = HW_PSTATE_0;
+
 		return 0;
 	}
 	do {