diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index be7c0d9506b12072219f0396ceb9072eeea03df8..3988d2311f9707c48b4f3dca5df1c333ef0972cf 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -662,6 +662,9 @@
 	cpuidle.off=1	[CPU_IDLE]
 			disable the cpuidle sub-system
 
+	cpufreq.off=1	[CPU_FREQ]
+			disable the cpufreq sub-system
+
 	cpu_init_udelay=N
 			[X86] Delay for N microsec between assert and de-assert
 			of APIC INIT to start processors.  This delay occurs
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 80a785ad17e81c97ffb0a79b51b16c9758888e22..7790db2645d7cae6d7b5f762efc9dc42d3ba45dd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2532,4 +2532,5 @@ static int __init cpufreq_core_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+module_param(off, int, 0444);
 core_initcall(cpufreq_core_init);