diff --git a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
index 2f20c1664..2954f3cbf 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ _cpufreq_status_check_current(Status *s)
       else
         break;
     }
-  if (i < 64) i++;
+  if (i < 1) i = 1;
   frequency = freqtot / i;
   if (frequency != s->cur_frequency)
     ret = 1;