diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 1e70823e1cb583ea8a8ff78c66472169f0cecf96..712a26bd4457901618f81615a8b049eef6a9c93c 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1095,10 +1095,15 @@ static int __devexit powernowk8_cpu_exit (struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 
 static unsigned int powernowk8_get (unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct powernow_k8_data *data = powernow_data[cpu];
+	struct powernow_k8_data *data;
 	cpumask_t oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
 	unsigned int khz = 0;
 
+	data = powernow_data[first_cpu(cpu_core_map[cpu])];
+
+	if (!data)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
 	if (smp_processor_id() != cpu) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "limiting to CPU %d failed in powernowk8_get\n", cpu);