diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
index bb1389f276d7..6b65d537c95c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
@@ -29,12 +29,18 @@ static const struct scmi_handle *handle;
 
 static unsigned int scmi_cpufreq_get_rate(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	struct scmi_data *priv;
 	const struct scmi_perf_ops *perf_ops = handle->perf_ops;
-	struct scmi_data *priv = policy->driver_data;
 	unsigned long rate;
 	int ret;
 
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
+	if (unlikely(!policy))
+		return 0;
+
+	priv = policy->driver_data;
+
 	ret = perf_ops->freq_get(handle, priv->domain_id, &rate, false);
 	if (ret)
 		return 0;