diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index c37886a26712..9d24bc05df0d 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ static int cpufreq_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 				 unsigned long state)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_cdev = cdev->devdata;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Request state should be less than max_level */
 	if (WARN_ON(state > cpufreq_cdev->max_level))
@@ -329,10 +330,12 @@ static int cpufreq_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 	if (cpufreq_cdev->cpufreq_state == state)
 		return 0;
 
-	cpufreq_cdev->cpufreq_state = state;
+	ret = freq_qos_update_request(&cpufreq_cdev->qos_req,
+			cpufreq_cdev->freq_table[state].frequency);
+	if (ret > 0)
+		cpufreq_cdev->cpufreq_state = state;
 
-	return freq_qos_update_request(&cpufreq_cdev->qos_req,
-				cpufreq_cdev->freq_table[state].frequency);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**