diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 1877f5e2e5b0..f4b60663efe6 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1454,14 +1454,13 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	 */
 	if ((cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK)
 	    && has_target()) {
+		unsigned int old_freq = policy->cur;
+
 		/* Are we running at unknown frequency ? */
-		ret = cpufreq_frequency_table_get_index(policy, policy->cur);
+		ret = cpufreq_frequency_table_get_index(policy, old_freq);
 		if (ret == -EINVAL) {
-			/* Warn user and fix it */
-			pr_warn("%s: CPU%d: Running at unlisted freq: %u KHz\n",
-				__func__, policy->cpu, policy->cur);
-			ret = __cpufreq_driver_target(policy, policy->cur - 1,
-				CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
+			ret = __cpufreq_driver_target(policy, old_freq - 1,
+						      CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
 
 			/*
 			 * Reaching here after boot in a few seconds may not
@@ -1469,8 +1468,8 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 			 * frequency for longer duration. Hence, a BUG_ON().
 			 */
 			BUG_ON(ret);
-			pr_warn("%s: CPU%d: Unlisted initial frequency changed to: %u KHz\n",
-				__func__, policy->cpu, policy->cur);
+			pr_info("%s: CPU%d: Running at unlisted initial frequency: %u KHz, changing to: %u KHz\n",
+				__func__, policy->cpu, old_freq, policy->cur);
 		}
 	}