diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
index a0a7c3aef859..5121976ade55 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ static void cpufreq_interactive_timer(unsigned long data)
 		pcpu->floor_validate_time = now;
 	}
 
-	if (pcpu->target_freq == new_freq) {
+	if (pcpu->target_freq == new_freq &&
+			pcpu->target_freq <= pcpu->policy->cur) {
 		trace_cpufreq_interactive_already(
 			data, cpu_load, pcpu->target_freq,
 			pcpu->policy->cur, new_freq);