diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
index f231015904c0..bedac1aa9be3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ userspace_cpufreq_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	if (!per_cpu(cpu_is_managed, freq->cpu))
 		return 0;
 
-	pr_debug("saving cpu_cur_freq of cpu %u to be %u kHz\n",
-			freq->cpu, freq->new);
-	per_cpu(cpu_cur_freq, freq->cpu) = freq->new;
+	if (val == CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE) {
+		pr_debug("saving cpu_cur_freq of cpu %u to be %u kHz\n",
+				freq->cpu, freq->new);
+		per_cpu(cpu_cur_freq, freq->cpu) = freq->new;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }