diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c
index 45ea4c0..c7525fe 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver spear_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.name		= "cpufreq-spear",
-	.flags		= CPUFREQ_STICKY,
+	.flags		= CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
 	.verify		= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index	= spear_cpufreq_target,
 	.get		= spear_cpufreq_get,