diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c
index 2e233ad72758..3d2f143748ef 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ static int tegra186_cpufreq_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver tegra186_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.name = "tegra186",
-	.flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY,
+	.flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
+			CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
 	.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index = tegra186_cpufreq_set_target,
 	.init = tegra186_cpufreq_init,