diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
index 247fcbfa4cb5b6c029035e49f1a4daf869668e71..efe32cbefa06be2208bb2caefc6ae298a1def7af 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -197,11 +197,8 @@ static int scpi_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 static void scpi_cpufreq_ready(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct scpi_data *priv = policy->driver_data;
-	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
 
-	cdev = of_cpufreq_cooling_register(policy);
-	if (!IS_ERR(cdev))
-		priv->cdev = cdev;
+	priv->cdev = of_cpufreq_cooling_register(policy);
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver scpi_cpufreq_driver = {