diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_pod_scaling.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_pod_scaling.c
index 0f192970..472647a1 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_pod_scaling.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_pod_scaling.c
@@ -729,10 +729,6 @@ static int nvhost_pod_estimate_freq(struct devfreq *df,
 	int stat;
 	ktime_t now;
 
-	stat = df->profile->get_dev_status(df->dev.parent, &dev_stat);
-	if (stat < 0)
-		return stat;
-
 	/* Ensure maximal clock when scaling is disabled */
 	if (!podgov->enable) {
 		*freq = df->max_freq;
@@ -744,6 +740,10 @@ static int nvhost_pod_estimate_freq(struct devfreq *df,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	stat = df->profile->get_dev_status(df->dev.parent, &dev_stat);
+	if (stat < 0)
+		return stat;
+
 	if (dev_stat.total_time == 0) {
 		*freq = dev_stat.current_frequency;
 		return 0;