diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index ed4df58a855e14057611746016ac65eba9466a16..27f9648b61c2b1efb4054158ada623c493148e32 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -388,9 +388,12 @@ int cpuidle_enable_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 	if (dev->enabled)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!cpuidle_curr_governor)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	drv = cpuidle_get_cpu_driver(dev);
 
-	if (!drv || !cpuidle_curr_governor)
+	if (!drv)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (!dev->registered)