diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c b/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
index ea6d62547b10dea2afe9957448c3fb06b8742e66..17504129fd778164aadcdbbee89dbbbdb40d22b4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
@@ -483,11 +483,8 @@ static int bL_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (arm_bL_ops->get_transition_latency)
-		policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency =
-			arm_bL_ops->get_transition_latency(cpu_dev);
-	else
-		policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
+	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency =
+				arm_bL_ops->get_transition_latency(cpu_dev);
 
 	if (is_bL_switching_enabled())
 		per_cpu(cpu_last_req_freq, policy->cpu) = clk_get_cpu_rate(policy->cpu);
@@ -622,7 +619,8 @@ int bL_cpufreq_register(struct cpufreq_arm_bL_ops *ops)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	if (!ops || !strlen(ops->name) || !ops->init_opp_table) {
+	if (!ops || !strlen(ops->name) || !ops->init_opp_table ||
+	    !ops->get_transition_latency) {
 		pr_err("%s: Invalid arm_bL_ops, exiting\n", __func__);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}