diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c
index ba10658a9394..59cbb351fc6e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c
@@ -125,19 +125,11 @@ static int kirkwood_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 /* Module init and exit code */
 static int kirkwood_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	int result;
-
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 5000; /* 5uS */
 	policy->cur = kirkwood_cpufreq_get_cpu_frequency(0);
 
-	result = cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(policy, kirkwood_freq_table);
-	if (result)
-		return result;
-
-	cpufreq_frequency_table_get_attr(kirkwood_freq_table, policy->cpu);
-
-	return 0;
+	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, kirkwood_freq_table);
 }
 
 static int kirkwood_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)