diff --git a/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs b/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs
index f360eb9578f3..1158ef3a85f2 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs
@@ -822,7 +822,9 @@ fn update_limits(_policy: &mut Policy) {
     }
 
     /// Driver's `bios_limit` callback.
-    fn bios_limit(_policy: &mut Policy, _limit: &mut u32) -> Result {
+    ///
+    /// Returns HW/BIOS max frequency limitations for the CPU.
+    fn bios_limit(_policy: &mut Policy) -> Result<u32> {
         build_error!(VTABLE_DEFAULT_ERROR)
     }
 
@@ -1357,9 +1359,12 @@ impl<T: Driver> Registration<T> {
 
         from_result(|| {
             let mut policy = PolicyCpu::from_cpu(cpu_id)?;
-
+            let val = T::bios_limit(&mut policy)?;
             // SAFETY: `limit` is guaranteed by the C code to be valid.
-            T::bios_limit(&mut policy, &mut (unsafe { *limit })).map(|()| 0)
+            unsafe {
+                *limit = val;
+            }
+            Ok(0)
         })
     }