diff --git a/include/linux/energy_model.h b/include/linux/energy_model.h
index b67a51c574b9..8810f1fb2192 100644
--- a/include/linux/energy_model.h
+++ b/include/linux/energy_model.h
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ static inline unsigned long em_cpu_energy(struct em_perf_domain *pd,
 	struct em_perf_state *ps;
 	int i, cpu;
 
+	if (!sum_util)
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * In order to predict the performance state, map the utilization of
 	 * the most utilized CPU of the performance domain to a requested