diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index a9df9441a9a2..2da4fa3bf6e9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1356,6 +1356,7 @@ static int __devexit powernowk8_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 
 	kfree(data->powernow_table);
 	kfree(data);
+	per_cpu(powernow_data, pol->cpu) = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1375,7 +1376,7 @@ static unsigned int powernowk8_get(unsigned int cpu)
 	int err;
 
 	if (!data)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 
 	smp_call_function_single(cpu, query_values_on_cpu, &err, true);
 	if (err)