diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 331021112f2b684717791cad4be5caf70c7e6b93..20c7b99d7ba852276da5e1228617c5054a5af37e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1385,13 +1385,9 @@ static int __devexit powernowk8_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 
 static unsigned int powernowk8_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct powernow_k8_data *data;
+	struct powernow_k8_data *data = per_cpu(powernow_data, cpu);
 	cpumask_t oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
 	unsigned int khz = 0;
-	unsigned int first;
-
-	first = cpumask_first(cpu_core_mask(cpu));
-	data = per_cpu(powernow_data, first);
 
 	if (!data)
 		return -EINVAL;