diff --git a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
index 7398a4846..f1f8da97e 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ _cpufreq_status_check_current(Status *s)
 #else
    s->active = 0;
    
+   _cpufreq_status_check_available(s);
    f = fopen("/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq", "r");
    if (f)
      {