diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 1a40935c85fd..c671369a05bf 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1223,14 +1223,7 @@ static int powernowk8_target(struct cpufreq_policy *pol,
 	struct powernowk8_target_arg pta = { .pol = pol, .targfreq = targfreq,
 					     .relation = relation };
 
-	/*
-	 * Must run on @pol->cpu.  cpufreq core is responsible for ensuring
-	 * that we're bound to the current CPU and pol->cpu stays online.
-	 */
-	if (smp_processor_id() == pol->cpu)
-		return powernowk8_target_fn(&pta);
-	else
-		return work_on_cpu(pol->cpu, powernowk8_target_fn, &pta);
+	return work_on_cpu(pol->cpu, powernowk8_target_fn, &pta);
 }
 
 /* Driver entry point to verify the policy and range of frequencies */