diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 06e0294a17a8..df445b44e9ec 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1422,7 +1422,8 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		}
 
 		/* Let the per-policy boost flag mirror the cpufreq_driver boost during init */
-		policy->boost_enabled = cpufreq_boost_enabled() && policy_has_boost_freq(policy);
+		if (cpufreq_boost_enabled() && policy_has_boost_freq(policy))
+			policy->boost_enabled = true;
 
 		/*
 		 * The initialization has succeeded and the policy is online.