diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
index b3b5047bb7e7760f88e908ed0550df45690518bb..46a29e383bfd1c1aae4f9bd06b00e67027095f43 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ static void a6xx_gmu_set_initial_freq(struct msm_gpu *gpu, struct a6xx_gmu *gmu)
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(gpu_opp))
 		return;
 
+	gmu->freq = 0; /* so a6xx_gmu_set_freq() doesn't exit early */
 	a6xx_gmu_set_freq(gpu, gpu_opp);
 	dev_pm_opp_put(gpu_opp);
 }