diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/sysfs.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/sysfs.c
index 09afe5d87f2bbe34387e1257cfcc67bd5d16d4dc..4e8fe2c7b05475ca8e6d015dd20228c5a53b957f 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/sysfs.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/sysfs.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ unsigned int sysfs_get_idlestate_count(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	snprintf(file, SYSFS_PATH_MAX, PATH_TO_CPU "cpuidle");
 	if (stat(file, &statbuf) != 0 || !S_ISDIR(statbuf.st_mode))
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return 0;
 
 	snprintf(file, SYSFS_PATH_MAX, PATH_TO_CPU "cpu%u/cpuidle/state0", cpu);
 	if (stat(file, &statbuf) != 0 || !S_ISDIR(statbuf.st_mode))