diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
index bca2f912d3496f3435552d6a1377562c31159c79..f5eced0842b36d158cf18a2c648482513a4496cc 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int __dtpm_cpu_setup(int cpu, struct dtpm *parent)
 		return 0;
 
 	pd = em_cpu_get(cpu);
-	if (!pd)
+	if (!pd || em_is_artificial(pd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dtpm_cpu = kzalloc(sizeof(*dtpm_cpu), GFP_KERNEL);