diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate-ut.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate-ut.c
index 735b29f76438..2142838ad6cc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate-ut.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate-ut.c
@@ -560,6 +560,11 @@ static int amd_pstate_ut_check_freq_attrs(u32 index)
 static int __init amd_pstate_ut_init(void)
 {
 	u32 i = 0, arr_size = ARRAY_SIZE(amd_pstate_ut_cases);
+	enum amd_pstate_mode mode = amd_pstate_get_status();
+
+	/* don't test if no running amd-pstate driver */
+	if (mode == AMD_PSTATE_UNDEFINED || mode == AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < arr_size; i++) {
 		int ret;