diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/misc.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/misc.c
index 1609243f5c64d16cb19f04fb1805b855c5c9fc57..6952a6abd1e5900c84e690ab3ed99bbd71d9114e 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/misc.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/misc.c
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ int cpufreq_has_boost_support(unsigned int cpu, int *support, int *active,
 
 	if (cpupower_cpu_info.caps & CPUPOWER_CAP_AMD_CBP) {
 		*support = 1;
-		amd_pci_get_num_boost_states(active, states);
-		if (ret <= 0)
+		ret = amd_pci_get_num_boost_states(active, states);
+		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		*support = 1;
 	} else if (cpupower_cpu_info.caps & CPUPOWER_CAP_INTEL_IDA)
 		*support = *active = 1;
 	return 0;