diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 7bfb98380db9..b6a1aadaff9f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -2008,7 +2008,8 @@ static int intel_pstate_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 static void intel_pstate_adjust_policy_max(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					 struct cpudata *cpu)
 {
-	if (cpu->pstate.max_pstate_physical > cpu->pstate.max_pstate &&
+	if (!hwp_active &&
+	    cpu->pstate.max_pstate_physical > cpu->pstate.max_pstate &&
 	    policy->max < policy->cpuinfo.max_freq &&
 	    policy->max > cpu->pstate.max_freq) {
 		pr_debug("policy->max > max non turbo frequency\n");