diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index c60922a..236999c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 obj-y			+= rdrand.o
 obj-y			+= match.o
 obj-y			+= bugs.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ)	+= aperfmperf.o
+obj-y			+= aperfmperf.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS)	+= proc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_FEATURE_NAMES) += capflags.o powerflags.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c
index 0ee8332..957813e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@
 	s64 time_delta = ktime_ms_delta(now, s->time);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	/* Don't bother re-computing within the cache threshold time. */
-	if (time_delta < APERFMPERF_CACHE_THRESHOLD_MS)
-		return;
-
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_APERF, aperf);
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MPERF, mperf);
@@ -74,6 +70,7 @@
 
 unsigned int arch_freq_get_on_cpu(int cpu)
 {
+	s64 time_delta;
 	unsigned int khz;
 
 	if (!cpu_khz)
@@ -82,6 +79,12 @@
 	if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_APERFMPERF))
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Don't bother re-computing within the cache threshold time. */
+	time_delta = ktime_ms_delta(ktime_get(), per_cpu(samples.time, cpu));
+	khz = per_cpu(samples.khz, cpu);
+	if (khz && time_delta < APERFMPERF_CACHE_THRESHOLD_MS)
+		return khz;
+
 	smp_call_function_single(cpu, aperfmperf_snapshot_khz, NULL, 1);
 	khz = per_cpu(samples.khz, cpu);
 	if (khz)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/proc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/proc.c
index 6b7e17b..4378a72 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/proc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/proc.c
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@
 		seq_printf(m, "microcode\t: 0x%x\n", c->microcode);
 
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_TSC)) {
-		unsigned int freq = cpufreq_quick_get(cpu);
+		unsigned int freq = arch_freq_get_on_cpu(cpu);
 
 		if (!freq)
+			freq = cpufreq_quick_get(cpu);
+		if (!freq)
 			freq = cpu_khz;
 		seq_printf(m, "cpu MHz\t\t: %u.%03u\n",
 			   freq / 1000, (freq % 1000));