diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
index 1f0e20ccc2ff43ae1100e8f6ba1d7253bbf4d69a..54c45368e3f17d3333a124cbb378ccf0fefee9fe 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
@@ -647,6 +647,8 @@ static int powernv_cpufreq_target_index(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	 */
 	if (gpstate_id != freq_data.pstate_id)
 		queue_gpstate_timer(gpstates);
+	else
+		del_timer_sync(&gpstates->timer);
 
 gpstates_done:
 	freq_data.gpstate_id = gpstate_id;