diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index a5256e42ff7e..8f83d9063ab4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ static ssize_t store_##file_name					\
 	int ret, temp;							\
 	struct cpufreq_policy new_policy;				\
 									\
+	if (&policy->object == &policy->min)				\
+		return count;						\
+									\
 	memcpy(&new_policy, policy, sizeof(*policy));			\
 	new_policy.min = policy->user_policy.min;			\
 	new_policy.max = policy->user_policy.max;			\