diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
index 2cabadcc4d8c36806bc886080a6c0cae3d50dd04..a959f6a075083153580902746aabb8f178d425f4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
@@ -413,7 +413,11 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_performance_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 	if (result)
 		goto update_bios;
 
-	return 0;
+	/* We need to call _PPC once when cpufreq starts */
+	if (ignore_ppc != 1)
+		result = acpi_processor_get_platform_limit(pr);
+
+	return result;
 
 	/*
 	 * Having _PPC but missing frequencies (_PSS, _PCT) is a very good hint that