diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 11c58af41900..51938c5a47ca 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -3472,7 +3472,7 @@ static int intel_pstate_update_status(const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	if (size == 3 && !strncmp(buf, "off", size)) {
 		if (!intel_pstate_driver)
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return 0;
 
 		if (hwp_active)
 			return -EBUSY;