diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index dd097b835839dd73d4139d807c23e8fca1648344..9943b4c8774609e2af1ff4f4b9e8374e22a8937b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -779,6 +779,9 @@ static int __init acpi_cpufreq_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (acpi_disabled)
+		return 0;
+
 	dprintk("acpi_cpufreq_init\n");
 
 	ret = acpi_cpufreq_early_init();