diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 4472bb1ec83c..8de9c94c097f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2803,7 +2803,7 @@ static int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't compare 'cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled' with 'state' here to
@@ -2823,6 +2823,10 @@ static int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_reset_state;
 	}
+
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_reset_state;
+
 	cpus_read_unlock();
 
 	return 0;